Mount Carmel Baptist Church to celebrate its 100th anniversary, Nov. 2-3

& PASTOR BARBARA GUNN& Pastor Barbara Gunn excited for the future of Mount Carmel, too by Colette Funches For New Pittsburgh Courier Mount Carmel Baptist Church, in Crestas Terrace, North Versailles, will celebrate its 100th anniversary in November. The name of the church was given by its founders, and it means, “on a mountain.” The church is located at& 90 Port Perry Road. The Rev. Barbara Gunn is the Pastor, who has been with the church for 25 years. She has 350 members, but since the COVID-19 pandemic, Rev. Gunn said it has impacted the average number of people who attend per week. “People who come here are invited or led by the Holy Spirit,” Rev. Gunn told the New Pittsburgh Courier. In 2020, the church opened a COVID clinic in the basement. They partnered with a family health center in Braddock, which sent their registered nurses. “People came from all over. The church clinic gave out vaccinations in the fellowship hall. It was the whole& barrage,” Rev. Gunn said. Others who were very instrumental in the COVID clinic were Dr. Christopher Conti and his wife, Dr. Tracy Conti. Dr. Christopher Conti is pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Rankin. Reverend...