McKinley Memorial Baptist Church  

108 Years of Ministry

 The origin of McKinley Memorial Baptist Church dates back to the year of 1901. when a small band of Christian believers, who were then members of the Salem Baptist Church of Jenkintown, PA. met at the home of Bro. and Sis. A. T. Cottom  to organize a prayer band.  On the first Sunday in June 1902, the prayer band called a council to meet in the Wilgus Hall in Hatboro, PA.  The church was then organized and recognized as a regular Baptist church and named in memory of the Late President, William McKinley.

  The original members were: Rev. J. C. Williams, found and builder, Dea. Charles Warner, Dea. Watson Walker, Bro. Robert Hyde, Sis. Ana Newman, Sis Leona Cabell, Sis. Eva Jiles, Sis Ellen Smith, Sis. Rachel Taliaferro, Bro. Clifton Cabell, Sis Lucy Walker, Sis Mary Palmer and Bro. Phillip Taliaferro.

In 1904 the church moved from Hatboro to the Kentner Building on Moreland Road in Willow Grove, from there the church moved to and old brick building on Welsh Rd until 1908 at which time it moved to our present location.

 The ministers who served this church from 1902 – present  

Servants of the Lord, Preacher & Teacher	From	Through
Rev. F. P. Diggs	1902	1906
Rev. J. C. Williams	1906	1911
Rev. R. K. McWoodson	1911	1914
Rev. George Carter	1914	1916
Rev. L. L. Price	1916	1920
Rev. Henry L Price	1920	1932
Rev. T. L. Jones	1933	1937
Rev. W. H. Crump	1938	1945
Rev. Ruben H. Stephens	1945	1954
Rev. W. H Smart	1954	1960
Rev. Stacey Williams	1963	1966
Rev. Joseph H. Haggler	1967	1969
Rev. Lowell M. McCown Rev. James W. Banks	1970 2009	2006

We thank God for the many blessings He has bestowed upon us over the past 108 years of ministry.   The pastoral search ended on November 19, 2009 when the congregation elected Reverend James William Banks as the 14th pastor of our church.  

We are together on one accord – unified with a purpose    -  Praise God!