Mount Zion Black Cultural Center is
building a future for the Black community of Southeast Ohio.

Reimagining History

When the Mount Zion Baptist Church of Athens, Ohio, disbanded during the early 2000s, a cultural void was left for the Black community of the Ohio River Valley. What had previously served as a social and spiritual hub deteriorated into a building no longer fit to serve the needs of the community.

Mount Zion Black Cultural Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to restoring the Mount Zion Baptist Church into a vibrant community center. The center will offer educational, cultural and creative programming to support the Black community and other marginalized peoples of Southeast Ohio.

Through fundraising efforts and community engagement, Mount Zion Black Cultural Center is actively working to rehabilitate this historic building.

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Members of the Mount Zion Black Cultural Center traveled to McArthur, Ohio, in early May (2024) to attend a ceremony hosted by the Governor’s Office of Appalachia. Governor DeWine announced that the Mount Zion Black Cultural Center received a multimillion dollar grant from the Appalachian Downtowns and Destinations Initiative. Grant funding provides the capital needed to begin restoring the Mount Zion Baptist Church—paving the way for the Mount Zion Black Cultural Center! Click on the image to read the article in the Athens Messenger.
Members of the Mount Zion Black Cultural Center traveled to McArthur, Ohio, in early May (2024) to attend a ceremony hosted by the Governor’s Office of Appalachia. Governor DeWine announced that the Mount Zion Black Cultural Center received a multimillion dollar grant from the Appalachian Downtowns and Destinations Initiative. Grant funding provides the capital needed to begin rehabilitating the Mount Zion Baptist Church—paving the way for the Mount Zion Black Cultural Center! Click on the image to read the article in the Athens Messenger.
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