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#LifeInMVT Photo of the Week: Mount Carmel Baptist Church Celebrates 150th Anniversary!

Friday November 13, 2026

Last Sunday, November 8, Mount Carmel Baptist Church celebrated its 150th anniversary! Established 1876, Mount Carmel is one of MVT’s three historically significant churches, alongside Second Baptist Church (est. 1848 & listed on the National Register of Historic Places) and Bible Way Church (est. 1928), which has sponsored more than 700 units of affordable housing in the Triangle and adjacent Northwest One community. Together, these institutions represent 426 years of spiritual leadership, civic engagement & service to MVT & DC. (Second Baptist Church celebrates its 178th Anniversary this Sunday, November 15!)

MVT CID President & CEO Kenyattah Robinson joined the celebrations on Sunday and is pictured above (left) with Rev. Dr. T. Ashby Banister III (center), who is the current pastor at Mount Carmel Baptist; and Rev. Dr. Joseph Evans (right), who served as pastor of Mount Carmel prior to Rev. Dr. Banister, currently serves as the J. Alfred Smith Sr. Professor of Theology in the Public Square, holds an endowed chair, and directs the Center for Truth, Racial Healing, and Restorative Justice at Berkley, and – as notable – once served as Chair of MVT CID’s Board of Directors.