A Brief Power Point Presentation on New Liberty's History, Enjoy!

1. “Eye hath not seen nor ear heard what the
Lord has in store for them who love Him”
1 Corinthians 2:9
1938 – 2013
To God be the Glory!

2. 1938
New Liberty Baptist Church is
Organized
A small group of men and women led by the Spirit of
God left Israel Baptist Church to fulfill an inspired
purpose.
They assembled at 3737 Rivard Street, Detroit
Michigan, in a Seventh Day Adventist Church House.
A Council was requested for the purpose of organizing
a church. Six pastors, ministers and a deacon met and
selected the name “ New Liberty Baptist Church”
thus, expressing the original vision for the church’s
name and the founders’ desire for a new start.
Rev. Peter Brown served as Supply Pastor until1941.
In April of 1941, Rev. J.B. Coates was called as
New Liberty Baptist Church’s First Pastor.
Our Journey Begins!
“We’ve Come this
Far by Faith”

3.  Franklin D. Roosevelt is
President
 Gas costs 10 cents a gallon
 Average cost for house rent is
$27.00
 Bread costs 9 cents a loaf
 Hamburger is 13 cents a
pound
 Oil is discovered in Saudia
Arabia
 DuPont announces
a new synthetic yarn
called “Nylon”
What was happening in 1938?

4. Pastor Rundless was famous for this
motto:
 Rev. Coates served as a
faithful and loving Pastor
until his passing in 1944
 Once again Rev. Brown
served as Supply Pastor
until Rev. E. A. Rundless
consented to leave his
assignment as pastor of
the Peter Rock Baptist
Church in Chicago, Illinois
“If God is your partner, make
your plans larger”
 On March 8, 1945 Rev. E. A.
Rundless became the second
Pastor of New Liberty Baptist
Church.
 In May 1989, after 44 years of
dedicated service, Pastor
Rundless, retired. He was later
named as Pastor Emeritus by his
successor, Pastor J. L. Stevenson
 Pastor Rundless went peacefully
home to be with the Lord on
December 4, 1991

5. New Liberty, known for its music ministry
Gave Birth to the Gospel Group:
The MeditationsOriginal
Members
Ernestine
Rundless
Marie
Waters
Laura Lee
Della Reese
Lillian
Mitchell
Formed in
1947 as a
product of
Detroit’s
New Liberty
Baptist
Church’s
renowned
Moments of
Meditations
Choir

6. “It’s not a Me thing, it’s a We
thing”
 From 1989 -1990
Rev. John T. Thorn, a
devoted Minister of the
Gospel served as New
Liberty’s Supply Pastor
 In July of 1990 after much
prayer Rev. Joseph
LeVaughn Stevenson of
Kansas City, Mo. was
elected to serve as Pastor
Under Pastor Stevenson New
Liberty witnessed tremendous
growth. New Liberty moved from
its former location at 4251 Fischer
to our present facility at 2965
Meldrum
Rev. J. L Stevenson’s tenure
ended as Pastor in May of 2006
A young colleague of Pastor
Stevenson, Rev. Maurice Stimage,
Jr. was elected as Interim Pastor in
June of 2006. Pastor Stimage’s
Motto is a call for unity.

7.  After serving as Interim Pastor,
Rev. Stimage was elected as the
fourth Pastor of New Liberty
Baptist Church with 76% of the
active voting members
 On Sunday, May 24, 2008
Rev. Stimage was installed as
Pastor
 In 2010 Pastor Stimage received
his Doctorate of Ministry degree.
He has a laser-like focus on
Christian Education, not only
devoting much of his time to
teachng, but encouraging the
saints to study and grow. He
presently serves as Moderator of
the Prospect District Association’s
Congress of Christian Education.
Pastor Stimage’s vision for New
Liberty is derived from
Ephesians 4: 11-12 and his
Mission is to fulfill the mandate
left by Christ in Matt. 28:19-20
The mission can only be
achieved with Submission,
Sacrifice and Service. New
Liberty is committed to using
our gifts to walk in a more
excellent way.

8. Seventy five (75) years
have passed since a group
of Christian men and
women assembled to lay
the foundation for the
organization of our
church. Little did they
realize that what was
done on that day would
have such far reaching
effects.
Since that time thousands of men and women, boys and girls have
benefited from their decision. It is because of their courage and faith
in God that we are able to assemble under the banner of the New
Liberty Baptist Church!
And what is much more amazing is that….
It’s Only the Beginning!
New Liberty Baptist Church 2013