Jesse Carrauthers, minister of music at Greater Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, leads the choir in the Jan. 15 service held at University Baptist Church with its congregation.

Advocate Staff Photo by April Buffington-- The Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church choir sings praise and worship for the first time in the church since the great flood of 2016 on Sunday, May 20.

This is the second time the church has voted to remove McNeal as its pastor. (Photo: Saul Young) Members of Mount Olive Baptist Church have voted - again - to oust its pastor, the Rev. Valentino ...

DECATUR - From the time he arrived in Decatur from Memphis, Tenn., at age 6, the Rev. Byron Hansbro has been part of Greater Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church.