Russell Street Missionary Baptist Church Celebrates Its First 100 Years

February 26, 2016

The Russell Street Missionary Baptist Church was founded to serve African-Americans in 1916.

A Detroit church celebrates its 100th anniversary on Sunday.  The Russell Street Missionary Baptist Church was founded to serve African-Americans in 1916.

The Reverend Dee Dee Coleman is the pastor of the church.  She spoke with WDET’s Jerome Vaughn about the history of the institution.

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  • Jerome Vaughn is News Director at 101.9 WDET. His interest in news reporting began when he was five years old, after his mom bought him a yellow Panasonic ball and chain radio.

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