'A place for everyone': Mount Calvary Baptist Church celebrates 175 years in Niles

NILES — Nestled inside the historic Ferry Street neighborhood is the oldest African American Baptist church in Southwest Michigan, a church that has served the Niles area as a beacon of hope, worship and community for nearly two centuries. Mount. Calvary Baptist Church, 601 Ferry St., is celebrating 175 years as a space of faith and fellowship. The Berrien County Board of Commissioners approved an honorary resolution for the church last month and the City of Niles issued a special proclamation in January declaring March 24 as Mount Calvary Baptist...