February 8, 1911

• Salem was organized at 31st & Federal St., Chicago, IL - Rev. James H. Haywood, Pastor

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September 22, 1912

• The Salem Baptist Church moves to 3000 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL (Formally Swedish Covenant Tabernacle)

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September 1921

• The mortgage papers were burned

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February 18, 1922

• Rev. James H. Haywood dies

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December 1922

• Part of Salem's membership split and organized the "Antioch Missionary Baptist Church" 

• Salem gets a new Pastor, Rev. Bland L. Rose

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1926

• Salem's membership experiences a second split and becomes "The New Covenant Baptist Church" and moved to 37th and Langley Avenue, Chicago, IL

• Salem Baptist Church is renamed "Greater Salem Missionary Baptist Church" located at 3000 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL

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1927

• Rev. C.C. Harper of Dallas, Texas becomes the new Pastor of Greater Salem

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1929

• Rev. Balou becomes the new Pastor of Greater Salem

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1930

• A third split resulting in the formation of Zion Temple Baptist Church

• Greater Salem gets a new Pastor, Rev. G.W. Allen

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1934

• Rev. W. Louis Petty becomes Greater Salem's new Pastor

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March 1954

• After Rev. W.L. Petty's death, Rev. Leon Jenkins, Sr. becomes the Pastor of Greater Salem

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July 20, 1958

• Greater Salem M.B. Church moves to current location at 215 W. 71st Street, Chicago, IL

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February 16, 1989

• Rev. Leon Jenkins, Sr. passes

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April 20, 1990

• Rev. Leon Jenkins, Jr. becomes Pastor of Greater Salem M.B. Church

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November 24, 2019

• Under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Leon Jenkins, Jr., Min. Georgia Archibald Little & Min. Sheila Harmon, have become the first females in the history of Greater Salem M.B. Church licensed to Preach.

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May 23, 2021

• Congratulations to Rev. Georgia Archibald-Little and Rev. Sheila Harmon on their historic Ordination