Robstown, TX, United States
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Soon after Riley and Ella Mays moved with their 12 children to Robstown in 1917, they and the Ira Collier family worked to organize this congregation. The first worship service was held in September 1918 in a Robstown school building, and the name given to the chu
rch was Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. The Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Association, a regional denominational organization, provided pastors for the new congregation during its formative years. T
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