Atlanta, GA » 81° Atlanta, GA » ... The land where Mt. Vernon Baptist Church once stood is being cleared. The church was purchased for $14 million as part of a deal to secure the site for the ...

ATLANTA -- Palm Sunday marked a new beginning for a historic Atlanta church. Mt. Vernon Baptist Church was one of two churches purchased by the city and then demolished to make way for the new ...

The Mount Vernon Baptist Church congregation voted overwhelmingly Thursday night to accept a $14.5 million offer to sell its property to make room for the new Atlanta Falcons stadium just south of ...

Now, the sports arena that sits atop Lightning is set to be demolished as a $1 billion Atlanta Falcons stadium emerges. And this time, it’s Friendship Baptist and Mount Vernon Baptist that will ...

One house of worship down. One house of worship to go. A day after breaking off talks with Mt. Vernon Baptist Church regarding a $6.2 million offer to buy a building that’s in the path of the new ...

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed held a press briefing late Friday afternoon to announce that Mount Vernon Baptist Church would sell its property for $15.5 million instead of the $20.3 million that it has ...

The Rev. Sam Boyd has been called to become the 25th pastor of Hendersonville First Baptist Church and will assume his duties with worship services Sunday. Boyd comes to the church from Mount Vernon ...