In the year of 1961,
the Spirit of the Lord
moved upon the heart
of our Pastor,
Rev. Lonnie
Dawson, to go
forth and establish a new
field
of labor so that the Word of God may be spread.
For almost a year our Pastor prayed that God
would give him a greater assurance of that
which he was being led to do. God gave him
that assurance as he was caught up in a vision
in the summer of 1962. In this vision the
Lord revealed unto him a large church sitting
high on the side of a mountain. This church
was illuminated with the Spirit of God, but
there were no roads which led to it. The mountainside
was extremely thick with brush and timber
and completely laced with thorns and thistles,
yet the Word of the Lord came to him and
said,
"YOU MUST CLIMB THESE HILLS."
It seemed like and impossible task, but he began to climb, and after
climbing a short distance, God dismissed
the vision. From that day on Pastor was
assured that God had called him to establish
this work, and in September 1962, the climb
began.
From the beginning, there were six persons who were willing to share
his vision with him; his wife, Mrs. Mamie
Dawson, his sister, Mrs. Mimmie Brooks, his
brother, Mr. William Dawson, his Mother-in-law,
the late Mrs. Mamie Pate, his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Dollie Dawson, and a fellow lodge brother,
Mr. Garland Johnson.
As the weeks passed, there were others who united themselves with
this group and for six months regular Worship
Services were held at the home of Pastor
and Sis. Dawson.
When God was ready to establish the Church in this location, He
spoke plainly to Pastor Dawson to Drive through
El Segundo Boulevard en-route to work, and
as he passed this location, he noticed a
man placing a "For Sale" sign on the front
lawn of a little pink house and the spirit
spoke within his heart that this is where
God would have His church Planted.
In March, 1963, the Mission Church was established on this location,
and the Late Rev. William Cobbs and the Holy
Chapel Baptist Church gave official birth
to what is now known as New Mt. Calvary Baptist
Church.
Through the years the church grew numerically and spiritually with
several new facilities for effective ministry.
We welcome you to become involved with God's
plan for future growth.
