Mt. Zion Pentecostal Holiness Church

About

Elder Sarah Yancey was a faithful minister of God who was married to George Yancey. They resided in Richmond.  In July1925, God told Elder Yancey to come to Norfolk and establish a true Holy church. She along with her loving husband prayed for God’s leading and HE showed her the place and how it would look. During a service in Richmond, the sum of $100.10 was raised.  During that time, that was a large sum of money.  This afforded her the opportunity to obey God‘s calling. She and her husband came to Norfolk and began to look for the place to establish God‘s Church.  When they came to the corner of Jefferson and Nicholson streets, she said to her husband “There it is George!”  They immediately made plans to rent the store front building with a pot belly stove for heating. The church was named Mt Zion Pentecostal Holiness Church. Once things were in place, they opened the doors for worship services. Souls were saved and the church began to grow.  Years later the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority claimed the building and the church had to move.

Elder Yancey went to be with the Lord and left in her place Elder Pinkie Batten, the Assistant Pastor. God directed Elder Batten to build a church on the corner of Wall Street and Corona Avenue. While the church was being built, services were held in the home of Brother John and Sister Etta Wooten. The church was completed in 1952.

The Church is located in the Barraud Park neighborhood of Norfolk, VA.