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Saturday, March 09, 2013  Updated with video; Students at Jackson Heights Elementary and Turner Elementary Schools received a brand new pair of sneakers thanks to Shoes from H.E.A.R.T. on Friday.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  Updated with video; Members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church gathered for Opening Worship at the Albany Civic Center for the 100th session of the South Georgia Conference.

Monday, January 16, 2012  Dr. Joshua Murfree was the keynote speaker at Monday's MLK commemorative breakfast at Mount Zion Baptist Church.

Sunday, August 14, 2011  The 2nd Mount Zion Baptist Church on Old Pretoria Road has reached its 146th year milestone and throughout the month of August the church will be celebrating its history.

Friday, February 04, 2011  Each Sunday, many Southwest Georgians still segregate themselves at church.

Thursday, December 16, 2010  Church members also handed out turkeys and gifts.

Monday, January 18, 2010  Hundreds packed Mount Zion Baptist Church in Albany for H.E.A.R.T.’s 30th annual Martin Luther King Day celebration.

Monday, January 19, 2009  Mount Zion Baptist Church in Albany hosted around 1,000 people for the 29th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Breakfast Monday morning.