New Haven Missionary Baptist Church first started in a one-room store front building on Washington Avenue in Norwood, Ohio.  The date was January 1954 and at the Beginning it was just called a "mission".  On August 1954, the mission became New Haven Missionary Baptist Church.  Betty Callahan Taylor gave New Haven it's name.

New Haven got an arm from Smyrna Baptist Church in New Trenton, Indiana.  Jack Frost was the Pastor of Smyrna and he preached the charge to the church.  The Church needed more room so they moved to Worth Avenue into a two-room store front building.  The Church didn't do well in that location so they moved back to Washington Avenue; two doors from the first location.

From there New Haven moved to Hopkins and Carter Avenues, then to 5015 Reading Road.  On Easter Sunday 1974, New Haven moved to 2417 Indian Mound Avenue.  Over the 50 years, we have had nine Pastors.  Earl Burns was New Haven's first Pastor.  Herman Burns was the Choir Director.  Atheana Neal taught the small children.  Some of the early singers and musicians were Claudine Stewart, Georgia Neal, Pat Neal, Bert Neal, Julie Roberts, Wanda Jones, Janet Smith Roberts and Grace King.  Back to the top