Summary In October 2025, FOX Carolina reported on Alpha Phi Alpha’s tribute to the Emanuel Nine and its recognition of five Upstate leaders for community service. During the fraternity’s South Carolina district conference, the Rev. Stacey D. Mills received the award for faith, alongside honorees recognized for education, political activism, safety and volunteerism. We are humbled by an honor connected to the courage, grace and enduring example of the Emanuel Nine. For our chu

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 February 2023, The Post and Courier recognized the Rev. Stacey Mills as one of the Black leaders making a difference across the Upstate. The profile highlighted his long service at Mountain View Baptist Church and the way his ministry connects faith with education, civic partnership and neighborhood development. Our church family is proud to see Pastor Mills’ leadership honored in this way. His work to preserve land, expand housing opportunity and protect Newtown’s

Summary In May 2022, theGrio Politics shared a video about Mountain View Baptist Church’s effort to “buy back the block” in Newtown. The feature explained how our congregation’s long-term land-acquisition strategy creates an opportunity to pursue housing, economic development and cultural preservation in a neighborhood shaped by historic disinvestment and growing development pressure. We believe community ownership is one of the strongest tools available for protecting both p