Wolf Creek in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Mount Enon Missionary Baptist Church
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Euclid Avenue United Brethren Church
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 18, 2017
1. Mount Enon Missionary Baptist Church Marker
Mount Enon Missionary Baptist Church
Led by Rev.W.E. Jones, a small band of baptized believers came together for services in January 1925. They met regularly in a residence on Home Avenue and Hawthorne Streets, later moving to Summit Street. Becoming the Mount Enon Missionary Baptist Church (MEMBC), the congregation grew and purchased its first church on Germantown and Bank Streets in 1926, later moving to College Street and Mercer Avenue in 1947. The congregation purchased the former Euclid Street United Brethren Church in 1962. The MEMBCs motto is “Because WeCcare, We Share” and serves the community through its many social and educational programs.
Euclid Avenue United Brethren Church
The-Euclid Avenue United Brethren Church, later the Mount Enon Missionary Baptist Church, was erected at Third & Euclid Street in Dayton. Milton Wright, a bishop of the church, was present at the laying of the cornerstone on May 28, 1911. Bishop and Mrs. Susan (Koerner) Wright were the parents of Orville and Wilbur Wright and their siblings Reuchlin, Lorin, and Katherine. The churchs congregation included Orville and Katherine Wright and other notable Daytonians such as local historian and former pastor Dr. Augustus W. Drury, food distributor and potato chip maker Daniel Mikesell, and Prof. Joseph P. Landis of the Bonebrake Theological Seminary. The church played a role in offering aid during the disastrous flood of 1913.
Erected 2015
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Disasters • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.
Location. 39° 45.289′ N, 84° 13.267′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Wolf Creek. It is at the intersection of Third Street and North Euclid Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Third Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1501 W 3rd St, Dayton OH 45402, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Miami Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, 718/2017
2. Euclid Avenue United Brethren Church Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Making His Way With Words (approx. Ό mile away); Rising to the Challenge (approx. Ό mile away); Coming Home (approx. Ό mile away); Paul Laurence Dunbar (approx. Ό mile away); The Professor of the Propeller (approx. 0.4 miles away); Orville's Last Workshop (approx. 0.4 miles away); 31 Years at the Lab (approx. 0.4 miles away); Major General Harry G. Armstrong (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.
Additional keywords. Wright Brothers Ohio History Connection 1913 Flood
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 18, 2017
3. Mount Enon Missionary Baptist Church Marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 18, 2017
4. Mount Enon Missionary Baptist Church Marker
detail of picture on marker; the building
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 18, 2017
5. Mount Enon Missionary Baptist Church Marker
detail of picture on marker; the charter members
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 849 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 18, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
