Montrose Baptist Church started as a mission of Wildwood Baptist Church to the trailer park community that once existed where Montrose Crossings Shopping Center is now located. Founding Pastor Rev. Ralph Neighbour, Jr. and a group of dedicated evangelists led by Rev. Claude Brubaker began this work of love and ministry in 1952. Regular Sunday meetings began in 1953, targeting the children of Blandy's Trailer Court. In 1954, Montrose Mission was born; our first building was purchased through the generosity of Mr. Francis Huggins.

On July 7, 1955, the mission was incorporated and given the new name, Montrose Baptist Church, and a dedication service was held on August 14 of that year. In 1956, Rev. Neighbour moved to New Orleans to attend seminary and continue his education. Dr. Robert Daniel Crowley became the Pastor and led the church for the next four decades – 1995! Dr. Otis Ray Hope became the Senior Pastor in 1996. Under the leadership of Executive Pastor Mark Hamilton in 2002, Montrose continued moving forward in God's work. An Interim Pastor was sought to complete the work Pastor Hamilton had begun. Dr. Thomas Marshall served as the Interim Executive Pastor in 2002. Dr. Ron Brown became the Interim Senior Pastor in 2005.  Dr. David Jackson became the Interim Senior Pastor in September 2006. Dr. Ken Fentress became the Senior Pastor of Montrose Baptist Church in 2007. Although Montrose has experienced much change in recent years, our mission has remained the same: to bring people to Jesus and membership in His family, develop them to Christ-like maturity, and equip them for their ministry in the church and their life mission in the world in order to magnify God's name.

The heart of Montrose has grown over these past 50 years, as have our congregation, buildings, and ministries. In 1968 Montrose Christian Child Development Center was opened part-time in the mornings. This ministry has grown into a full-day program through 4 year olds, offering daily love care to pre-school children of more than 125 children. Then in 1977 Montrose Christian School opened with only two kindergarten classes and now goes through to the 12th grade. It has also grown to become one of the area leaders in Academics, Athletics, and the Performing Arts, while investing in the lives of more than 350 students on a daily basis – teaching faith, discipline, and wisdom. In 1997 Montrose Multi-Cultural Language Ministries were established and God has blessed us with an incredible diversity over the past ten years. God has also blessed us with multi-cultural language services in Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, and Ethiopian. Our church congregation, school, and child development center is now comprised of adults, and children representing over 40 nationalities. We welcome you to come and be a part of our loving family and participate in our exciting services and ministries.