Plans were made to purchase property at 2728 Avenue K in Galveston, Texas and later the lot was purchased from the owners of Strode Funeral Home of Galveston, Texas and became the original location of the church where the congregation still worships today.  Once the lot was paid in full, buildings were moved onto the property.  One of the buildings that was moved to the lot, was purchased from Crockett Military Base in Galveston, Texas by Sis. Dell Pleasant.

Rev. A.C. Holiday faithfully remained Pastor of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church from 1945 until he offered his resignation on November 8, 1959.  The congregation  continued to meet for worship and various ministers were invited to preach God’s word in the absence of a full time Pastor. 

We prayed for a Pastor…and on February 10, 1960, Rev. Ernest L. Gates from Bell Zion Baptist Church of LaMarque, Texas, was chosen and accepted the call as full time Pastor of the Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church.  Pastor Gates came in working. His motto was, “FOLLOW ME AS I FOLLOW CHRIST!” Pastor E.L. Gates faithfully served as Pastor of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church and left a legacy that lives on today.  Under his leadership, the church grew numerically, spiritually, and financially.  On Sunday, May 19, 2002, our beloved pastor, Pastor E.L. Gates, at the age of 87, answered the divine call to be with the Lord after serving 42 faithful years at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church.

In June of 2002, Rev. Timmy Sykes was voted interim Pastor where he served for one month and then relocated to Tennessee.

On February 6, 2003, Rev. Dexter Henderson was elected to serve as Pastor.  He encouraged the congregation to possess a love for God and man, and a faith that’s not in man-made plans, but always in a living, leading Christ.  He also encouraged us to continue to labor together for God because God’s grace had brought us this far and His grace would lead us on.  Pastor Henderson was installed as Pastor in March of 2003, with Moderator George W. Singleton, Jr. in charge. 

Saturday, September 13, 2008, hurricane Ike devastated Galveston Island.  Water filled the entire church building to a depth of one foot and the church required renovation.   The church van as well as two other buildings that were owned by the church were also damaged.

On the 4^th Sunday in September 2008, Rev. Thaddeus Brown and the Greater New Light Church in Hitchcock, Texas opened their doors to the congregation of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church as our church was being renovated.  We worshipped together  for 5 months and continued to be blessed with the Gospel each Sunday during that time.

After 5 months of continuous prayer, in February of 2009, we marched back into our Sanctuary at 9:30am with Superintendent Danny Francis in charge of our first order of worship, ‘Sunday School’.  We praised and thanked God for blessing us to be back home.

Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, all churches were closed on March 22, 2020.  The Pastor, Deacons, and our musician, Wesley Gee, continued to worship together in the E.L. Gates Fellowship Hall for 11 months, adhering to the guidelines of the CDC.  During the time the church was closed to in person worship due to Covid-19, our congregation was able to worship virtually on Facebook Live and by conference call.  Our church Worship Services, Prayer Meetings, and Vacation Bible School were all held virtually for 2020 and 2021.

On the first Sunday in April 2021, the ban on in person worship was lifted and we were allowed to return to worship together as long as we adhered to CDC Guidelines.   Pastor Henderson resigned as senior pastor of Mount Moriah in 2024.