Hackensack in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mt. Olive Baptist Church Founders, Deacons and Men who Served in the World War

1889 - 1917

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 2, 2026

1. Mt. Olive Baptist Church Founders, Deacons and Men who Served in the World War Marker

Inscription. This tablet is dedicated to the founders, deacons and men who served in the World War of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Hackensack, N.J.

This church organized 1889 by the following members Lucy B. Pickett • Washington White • James Dangerfield • Marshal Vane • Annie Bailey • Preston Pannel • Fannie Harris • Annie Harris • Thomas Williams • Mrs. Washington White • Mary Dangerfield • Priscilla Worden • Annie Jonston • Annie Lewis • John Pannel • Rebeca Hyer • Abbie Williams • Sarah Maxwell • Nursie Williams • Maggie Allen • Izetta Coles • Sallie Dennis • Alice Young (Freeman) • David Houseman

Deacons Present and Past of the Church James Dangerfield • Edward Burwell • Richard Patrick • Joshua Alston • Thomas Blount • Walter Lanchorne • William Childs • Haywood Alston • John H. Dillard • William Fogg • Whitmore Robinson • John Ball • Preston Pannel • Moses Dangerfield • John A. Belcher • Clemith Newkirk • Turner Allen • Samuel Walmer

Honor Roll World War
1914 - 1918 Henry Douglas • John Wm. Hokins • Sidney Brooks • Ira Fogg • George Cole • George Lucas • Juniuius Brooks • Freddie Wise • Fred Himmel Jr. • Wilbur Perry • Juniuius

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Coles • Gilbert Childs

Erected at the suggestion of Mrs. L.R. Johnston, Rev. J.P.E. Love Pastor.

Erected by Mt. Olive Baptist Church.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1889.

Location. 40° 53.358′ N, 74° 3.105′ W. Memorial is in Hackensack, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is on Central Avenue west of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 260 Central Ave, Hackensack NJ 07601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

in Greater Newark,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Former Pastors of Mt. Olive Baptist Church (here, next to this marker); New Hope Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Varick Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (approx. half a mile away); Maywood, N.J. (approx. half a mile away); Hackensack (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mansion House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Archibald Campbell’s Tavern (approx. 0.8 miles away); First House in Hackensack (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hackensack.

Also see . . . History page from Mt. Olive Baptist Church's site.

Sunday, July 2, 1889:
A small group of baptized believers came together following
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 2, 2026

2. Mt. Olive Baptist Church
the directives of the “Great Commission” found in Matthew 28:19 to “Go ye therefore, teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” and the Mount Olive Mission was birthed. Their meeting was held in the Old Irving Hall located at the corner of Main and Mercer Streets in Hackensack, New Jersey. The minister on that day was Rev. J. J. Porter. At the conclusion of their meeting, twenty-nine persons immediately applied for membership and were received as charter members. In that same month, Rev. J.J. Porter was called to the Pastorate of Mount Olive.

(Submitted on January 4, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 49 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 4, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.