My Ocean Springs: 2007 in Pictures

The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church began in 1891, and by the year 1895 it had established itself on the corner of Weed and Vermont Streets, serving the African-American population of Ocean Springs. In 1968, the Reverend Doctor Jesse L. Trotter, Sr. became the church’s pastor, and he has enjoyed popular acclaim in that role for the thirty-nine years since. From a pastor standpoint, Dr. Trotter is particularly noted for rising up future pastors from his congregation. From a community perspective, Dr. Trotter is recognized as the first black alderman, elected in 1981 after eighty-nine years of municipal government. In the picture, Dr. Trotter pauses after a huge celebration in June, 2007, honoring him for his thirty-nine years as pastor at Macedonia.