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Our Pastor & First Lady

In 1959 Pastor Leftridge entered the U.S. Army, serving a three-year tour, part of which was served in the 101st Airborne Division as a paratrooper.  After discharge from the armed services with honors, he re-entered West Virginia State College.  In 1972 he united with the Mount Period Baptist Church where he served as chariman of the trustees and deacons ministries and in numerous other capacities before publicly acknowledging and accepting God's call to preach the gospel in 1977.  Upon the delivery of his first public sermon, he was licensed, and in 1978, after careful public examination, was ordained, and thereafter served as Assistant to Pastor Jerry M. Carter, Sr., until receiving and accepting the call to pastor the Mount Vernon Avenue Baptist Church.

Pastor Henry O. Leftridge was born November 17, 1939  in Charleston,         West Virginia, the fith child, second son of the late Rev. George L      Leftridge, Sr., and Mrs. Helen Campbell Leftridge.  He professed and accepted Jesus Christ and was baptized at an early age at Liberty Baptist Church, and later joined the First Baptist Church, Charleston, West Viginia.  He attended public schools inCharleston,  graduating from Charleston High in 1957. upon graduation from high school he entered West Virginia State College pursing a Liberal Arts education.

In February 1985 he was installed.  Pastor Leftridge, has matriculated at Capital University, Eastern Union Bible College, Trinity Lutheran Theological and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.  He has successfully attended

and completed numerous pastoral lectures, classes, and seminars.  Pastor Leftridge has taught homiletics at the Eastern Union Bible College, Columbus, Ohio.  Pastor Leftridge was married in July 1976 to the former Cheryll Lynn McArthur.  They have one daughter, Anika Dionne Leftridge.  Pastor Leftridge and family were blessed to visit the Holy Lands in 1994 and plan to return.  Pastor Leftridge was also blessed to preach in Jerusalem while in Israel.  He and family were privileged to be baptized in the Jordan River.  Pastor Leftridge has demonstrated his love for the Lord, and His people.

Pastor Leftridge currently serves as third Vice President of the Ohio Baptist General Convention, Congress of Christian Education, Trustee of the Eastren Union Missionary Baptist Association and President of Ministers Deacons and Trustees Institute, Eastern Union Missionary Baptist Association.  In 2009, he receieved the Moderators Award as “Pastor of the Year” from the Assocication.  In 2011 Pastor Leftridge was inducted into the The West Virginia All Black Schools Sports and Academic Hall Of Fame.