Omaha History & Zion Baptist Church History
Located on the banks of the Missouri River, Omaha is Nebraska's largest city and the 44th-largest city in the United States. The city is home to nearly 500,000 residents, of which 57,678 are African American. More than one million people live in the surrounding metropolitan area. Omaha recently elected its first African American mayor.
Omaha is the headquarters of four Fortune Five Hundred companies. Omaha is also home to the Henry Doorly Zoo, and the NCAA College World Series. The Omaha metro area has several public school systems, including the largest public school system in Nebraska, Omaha Public Schools (OPS). OPS has a student population of approximately 52,116 students who speak over 125 languages.
Situated in North Omaha, Zion Baptist Church is located in the heart of the African American community. It is one of three historically African American Churches more than one hundred years old. Since its founding, Zion has displayed Christian values spoken of in the Bible. Its community involvement includes health clinics, food and clothing giveaways, after school tutorial programs, etc. It is fifteen minutes from downtown, twenty minutes from Eppley airport, and walking distance from the historic 24th and Lake intersection. As a place of worship and pillar in the community, Zion Baptist church is “The Church where everybody is somebody, and CHRIST is all.”