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    Our History

    Reverend A. Henson Jarmon

    Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church was organized by 160 individuals who in November of

    1962 separated from Shiloh Baptist Church to start their own congregation under the pastoral

    leadership of Reverend A. Henson Jarmon. The members began Sunday worship service at the

    House of Wills Funeral Home and later Phyllis Wheatley Association.

    On December 12, 1962, a meeting was held to formally recognize the organization as a church. It

    was at this meeting, which was moderated by Ministers representing the Baptist Ministers

    Conference of Cleveland that the church established its name Fellowship Missionary Baptist

    Church of Christ, Inc. Later the trade name and legal description of the church was adopted as

    Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church.

    Eighteen months later, after several months of accepting financial pledges and fund raising, the

    congregation was able to secure a loan and purchase the building at 1754 East 55th Street. The

    purchase price was $140,000 and included furniture and equipment. On April 19, 1964 the

    congregation marched from their church at Phyllis Wheatley Association on Cedar Avenue to

    their new church home at 1754 East 55th. The church membership had grown to over 500.

    Under the leadership of Reverend Jarmon, the first pastor of Fellowship Missionary Baptist

    Church, the church organized the Fellowship Credit Union and purchased a building at the

    southwest corner of East 55th and Lexington, where they started a daycare for the community.

    Pastor Jarmon was active in community affairs including the Cleveland Chapter of Operation

    Bread Basket, an affiliate of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Dr. Martin Luther

    King Jr., visited Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church due to the church’s involvement in the

    SCLC.

    Reverend A. Henson Jarmon died on April 2, 1970. He served seven years as Pastor of FMBC.

    Reverend Gabriel S. Lee, Jr.

    On September 5, 1971 Reverend Gabriel S. Lee, Jr. became the second Pastor of Fellowship. Pastor

    Lee, a strong believer in financial stewardship encouraged the congregation to make financial

    pledges in order to pay off the mortgage on the church. Under his leadership the church was

    renovated and an air conditioning unit was installed. The congregation contributed financially to

    foreign missions, helped students with college and seminary expenses. Pastor Lee studied abroad

    and served on several community organization boards. In 1986 the church accepted Reverend

    Lee’s recommendation and became affiliated with American Baptist Churches, USA. The church

    also maintained its long standing affiliation with the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc.

    The property on the southwest corner of Lexington and East 55th suffered fire damage and the

    day care was closed.

    After 19 years as Pastor, Reverend Lee retired his position on June 30, 1990. Under his

    administration many of the original members died or relocated and the membership declined to

    approximately 200.

    Reverend Andrew W. Edwards

    On August 26, 1990 Reverend Andrew W. Edwards was elected to serve as the third Pastor of

    FMBC. Under Pastor Edward’s leadership the church adopted the motto “A Church in the Center

    of the City with Jesus in the Center of Our Heart” and several service ministries were initiated

    including Feeding of the Homeless. The Church purchased a renovated brick building near the

    southeast corner of East 55th and Lexington, which became the home of the Fellowship Human

    Development Center. The Center administered social programs and received public funding to

    conduct outreach ministries. In April of 1996 the Center was officially incorporated as a not for

    profit organization and in 1997 was granted federal tax exempt status as a 501C-3. The members

    of the FHDC must be members of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. The financial affairs

    and corporate board are separate from the church. The Center is currently the home of the

    Fellowship Day Care Center.

    On August 31, 2014 Reverend Andrew Edwards retired as Pastor of Fellowship Missionary

    Baptist Church. He served 24 years.

    Reverend David Hughes ll

    On May 31, 2015, Reverend David Hughes II was installed as the fourth Pastor of Fellowship

    Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Hughes has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education

    from Delaware State University (DSU), Masters of Arts Degree in Practical Theology from Regent

    University in Virginia Beach, and he is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree from

    Regent University. Pastor Hughes served as the president of Fellowship of Christian Athletes at

    DSU, a campus pastor at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, VA, an associate minister at Beulah

    Missionary Baptist Church in the Collinwood neighborhood of Cleveland, OH, and the lead

    pastor of One in Christ Church in East Cleveland, OH.

    It is Pastor Hughes’s prayer that people can come to Fellowship and get F.U.L. (forgiveness, unity,

    and love)! It is his vision that Fellowship pays off all debt, completely renovates the church

    building, grows to multiple services, and does life changing ministry in Cleveland, Northeast

    Ohio and throughout the world.

    Pastor Hughes and Fellowship’s Joint Board worked to update the 1995 Bylaws of the church.

    Through God’s blessings and generous donations, the church has been able to replace the roofs

    of both the church and day care facility; tuck point the church building, repair and remodel the

    Church sanctuary, completely renovate its daycare facility, purchase a refrigerator, install new

    flooring in the lower-level restrooms and install a new heating system in the sanctuary.

    Furthermore, through generous donations, the church was able to purchase a 165-inch retractable

    projector screen, a high-quality projector, live streaming equipment, computers, and more.

    On July 30, 2020, Fellowship began leasing our daycare facility to the Youth Euphoria Academy

    (YEA), and YEA continues to operate the daycare to this day.

    In March 2020, when Governor DeWine issued stay at home orders, Pastor Hughes was resolved

    not to allow the COVID crisis to prevent the members and friends of Fellowship Missionary

    Baptist Church from praising and worshiping God together. Fellowship leaders worked tirelessly

    to change a traditional church into a virtual church. Consequently, Fellowship did not miss one

    week of having worship services throughout the entire Pandemic.

    In addition to Sunday school and midweek Bible study, Pastor Hughes and the great leaders of

    Fellowship established prayer conference calls, virtual small groups, a relationship livestream

    called “Love Talk”, a weekly recovery ministry, discipleship classes, and a host of outstanding

    ministry programs throughout the year.

    Finally, Pastor Hughes believes the most important thing our church can do (our purpose) is to

    make fully committed followers of Christ (disciples) by helping people connect to the Lord and

    to our church, by helping them grow in their spiritual maturity, and by helping them lead like Christ in the church and in society.

    Pastor Hughes  served 9Years

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