Summary In February 2026, WSPA covered the rollout of the Newtown master plan by community and city leaders. The report focused on a long-term vision for housing, infrastructure, economic opportunity and preservation in a historically Black Greenville neighborhood that has experienced generations of disinvestment. We are encouraged that the plan is continuing to move from community conversations toward public action. Mountain View and our partners have spent years caring for

Summary In November 2025, The Post and Courier covered the public presentation of the Newtown master plan near Unity Park. The article described a mixed-use vision that brings together housing, commercial activity, cultural spaces and green infrastructure while recognizing the neighborhood’s history and the need for affordability. We see this plan as a framework for renewal rooted in community ownership and shared opportunity. Turning the vision into reality will require rezo

Summary In November 2025, Greenville Journal reported on the Newtown community master plan presented by Mountain View Baptist Church to Greenville City Council. The plan covers 91 acres and grew from years of listening through front-porch conversations, workshops and a community design charrette led with Parish House Community Development Corporation and Johnston Design Group. We are grateful to see this community-led vision receive public attention. With plans for mixed-inco

Summary In February 2024, FOX Carolina explored how Black churches in Greenville are adapting to meet changing community needs while continuing their historic role as places of faith, safety, learning and civic life. The report featured several local pastors and highlighted Mountain View Baptist Church’s work to assemble land for affordable housing. We believe serving the present age requires the church to respond in practical as well as spiritual ways. Our housing vision is

Summary In January 2024, FOX Carolina reported on a Black Voter Forum organized by Pastors United for Action and on Mountain View Baptist Church’s affordable-housing vision for Newtown. The story connected voter engagement with issues affecting local families, including employment, health care, criminal justice, housing and the long-term effects of displacement. For us, informed civic participation and stable housing are both part of building a stronger community. Through Par

Summary In May 2023, FOX Carolina reflected on Unity Park’s impact one year after it opened in Greenville’s Southernside community. The story acknowledged the area’s history of segregation, celebrated the park as a gathering place and included reflections from the Rev. Stacey Mills, who participated in the design process. We are encouraged by the way Unity Park brings people together while inviting Greenville to remember the history beneath the space. Its continued growth—and

Summary In May 2022, Greenville Journal reported on the launch of a community-driven planning process for Newtown led by Mountain View Baptist Church and Parish House Community Development Corporation. The article outlined challenges including disinvestment, flooding, contamination, limited food access and the pressure of nearby growth, while also sharing the priorities voiced during a neighborhood design charrette. For us, the planning process began with listening. Affordabl

Summary In April 2022, The Post and Courier published an in-depth look at Mountain View Baptist Church’s vision for a cultural village in Newtown. The story traced our congregation’s decision to begin acquiring vacant neighborhood properties in the late 1990s and explained how that long-term stewardship created an opportunity to shape future development. We want to welcome investment while protecting affordability, history and Black cultural identity. This vision is about mor

Summary In October 2019, The Greenville News told the story of Mountain View Baptist Church’s mission to help rebuild Newtown—the community that once built and sustained our church. The article described a neighborhood changed by decades of disinvestment and highlighted our vision for new homes, business space and amenities on land surrounding the church. This work is personal to us because Newtown’s story and Mountain View’s story cannot be separated. Our goal has never been