Mission & Beliefs
Macedonia Baptist Church is a Body of Believers in Jesus Christ. Through a faith rooted in Christian values, we proclaim the Gospel, bring souls to Christ, and prepare for discipleship in our community and the world through missions, teaching biblical principles, evangelizing and baptizing.
About Us
Macedonia Baptist Church, Founded in 1913, is one of the oldest Baptist Church in the state of New York. Since it’s founding it has promoted the motto, “Where everybody is Somebody and Christ is All!” Macedonia is focused on the development of it’s members through the teaching of the word of God. We believe in impacting the Mount Vernon community through faith, service and scholarship. For over 100 years we have continued bringing the light of God to the Mount Vernon Community.
Rev. Dr. Darren M. Morton
Dr. Morton has dedicated his personal and professional life to the service of others. He personifies the Christian ideals of equality and justice, giving back to God’s people and the City in which he was born and raised to apply his expertise in executive leadership, management and community advocacy.
Educated in the Mount Vernon City Public School System, Dr. Morton pursued higher education at Hofstra University and St. John’s University where he received his Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Education degrees, respectively. Dr. Morton earned a Doctorate in Education from St. John Fisher College, specializing in Executive Leadership, with his dissertation, “From Integration to Resegregation: Examining the Role of Black Clergy as 21st Century Leaders in Public Education Reform” and he completed the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Management Development Program. In addition, he is a graduate of Tabernacle Bible Institute and Manhattan Bible Institute and has taken graduate theology courses at St. John’s University.
Educated in the Mount Vernon City Public School System, Dr. Morton pursued higher education at Hofstra University and St. John’s University where he received his Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Education degrees, respectively. Dr. Morton earned a Doctorate in Education from St. John Fisher College, specializing in Executive Leadership, with his dissertation, “From Integration to Resegregation: Examining the Role of Black Clergy as 21st Century Leaders in Public Education Reform” and he completed the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Management Development Program. In addition, he is a graduate of Tabernacle Bible Institute and Manhattan Bible Institute and has taken graduate theology courses at St. John’s University.
Discipleship
Lunch with Jesus takes place Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. where we take time to reflect on the works and teachings of Jesus while fellowship with one another in a lunch setting supporting one another through Christ.
Bible study is designed to develop a deeper relationship with God’s word and apply it to our everyday lives. It is held weekly on Wednesday at Macedonia at 7 p.m. and is open to everyone. We analyze verses in the bible and refer back to their historical time and how it references to current living in today’s world.
