Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, the oldest African American Baptist church in Fort Worth, has closed its building and is seeking a new home while temporarily holding services at a YMCA.
The church celebrated 150 years of existence last year, but due to the ost of renovations needed on its building and a lack of offers to purchase it, the congregation decided to move on from the historic building at 600 Grove St. in downtown Fort Worth. The church’s last service there was on May 31.
The congregation has been holding services at the William M. Macdonald YMCA in southeast Fort Worth since February…