St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church started as prayer meetings in the home of Sarah Sides. 1911 - Prayer services at Sarah Sides' home, Mrs. and Mrs. Mark Clark, and Rev. H. Byarus 1912 - The mission became Oak Hill Baptist Church 1918 - East Orin Street lot purchased - St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church names 1919 - Cornerstone laid. 1920 - Parsonage purchased 1937 - Mortgage burned 1952 - Stained glass windows, Hammond organ installed 1960 - 1962 New parsonage purchased 1965 - Lots on East Stephenson Street are purchased 1967 - Cornerstone laid 1968 - March from Orin Street to new church on Stephenson Street 1968 - Coca-Cola bottling plant purchased and renovated - educational building and apartments ..... Currently used for programming, library, history room, staff offices, kitchen and dining hall 1974 - Haven Court parsonage constructed 1986 - Mortgage burned - 75th anniversary 2010 - 99th anniversary 2010 - Frank Bullock associate pastor Pastors: 1911 Rev. M. Williams of Chicago 1915 Rev. Rowton of Rockford 1917 Rev. D. Hicks and Rev. Hollman 1918-1925 Rev. J. H. Starks 1925-1928 Rev. W. H. Burrell 1928-1929 Rev. G. W. Nesby 1929-1937 Rev. Wm. L. Lambert 1937-1944 Rev. B. F. Paxton 1944-1946 Rev. F. H. Davis 1946-1948 Rev. R. Herbert Howard 1948-1952 Rev. Charles C. Yates 1953-1964 Rev. Clayborn Salter -- Rev. Paul Hayden -- Rev. Rudolph Shoultz 1960-1962 Rev. Clifton Brown 1962-1993 Rev. Robert L. Huff