Summary In February 2026, the City of Greenville shared a video celebrating Mountain View Baptist Church’s history of faith and service since 1908. The feature looked back on our roots in Newtown, the generations of pastors and members who sustained the congregation, and the endurance that has carried our church through more than a century of change. We are thankful to see this story shared with the wider Greenville community. Remembering where we came from strengthens our co

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