In 1998, a small group of intercessors began meeting daily for prayer at an apartment on Jordan Street in Cleveland, Tennessee. By the fall of 2000, Prayer Center was officially established by a smaill group of foundational members. During the first year, the Lord built a core group of committed, servant-hearted, like-minded believers. After one year of daily prayer meetings, the Lord opened a door for us to meet at the Chalet for Sunday Services. In 2002, we started having city-wide unity services at Living Word Church a few nights a week. These unity services were held for almost 2 years. In 2004, we moved to a small building down town and in 2008, we moved to a larger building next to Bradley Square Mall. It was there we changed our name to reflect more accurately our vision – “Mount Zion Prayer Center”. Here we continue to host daily prayer meetings.
Our Ministries
- Bread of Life Ministry – Small Group Bible Study 7PM Every Wednesday at MZPC East Location
- Tabernacle Of David – Intercessory prayer ministry. 7PM every night except Wednesday at Mount Zion East.
- BE Ministry – Young Adults Ministry. Every Saturday at 7:30PM at the Diversity Office, Mayfield Annex, Lee University
- Daughters of Zion Women’s Ministry – for Adult Females
- Men of Valor Ministry – for Adult Males
- Family Enrichment Ministry- Serving All Families and Family Types
- Zion’s Kids Children’s Ministry & MZPC Little Lambs – for Toddlers & Children Up to 10 Years, Every Sunday morning after worship
- Media Ministry – Sound and Screen Projection, Etc.
- Praise & Worship – Singers and Musicians Including Our Choir That Ushers in The Presence of God
- Evangelism Ministry – Outreach to our community. Meets at various times and locations.
Vision and Mission
Our Vision: There will be a revival that will usher in a mighty move of God and there will be a great harvest of souls. This will be brought about through sustained unceasing prayer.
Our Mission: To be a house of prayer, a catalyst to turning the individual and the church back to prayer, a training ground for spiritual soldiers and to act as a launching field for confrontational world evangelism. To seek, establish and further God’s kingdom, unify the Body of Christ, and bring about God’s Latter Rain revival through continuous prayer, fasting, worship, and total dependence on God’s word. To reach people with the Good News of God’s kingdom, disciple them through the word of God, encourage and equip them to reach and serve others through the power of the Holy Spirit and the Blood of Jesus Christ.
// Matthew 28:18-20
Our Leadership

Pastors Michael and Keziah Obi
Senior Pastor and Head of Women's Ministry

Pastor Emmanuel and Bola Ohikhueme
Associate Pastor

Pastors Van and Yolanda Ross
Care Pastor and Community Liaison Leader

Pastor Michael Obi
Senior Pastor

Pastor Van Ross
Care Pastor

Abisola Adedo
Media and Church Clerk

Daisy Nwankwo
Praise and Worship Ministry

Keziah Obi
Women's Ministry

Yolanda Ross
Community Liaison Leader

Eniola Dipe
Children's Ministry

Josephine Garner
Food Ministry

Pastor Emmanuel Ohikhueme
Associate Pastor

Pastor Grace Folayan
Evangelism Ministry

Cynthia Smith
Ushers and Greeters Ministry

Wola & Busola Ojo
Family Enrichment Ministry

Pastor Rachel Odunaike
Intercessory Prayer Ministry Leader

Sharyl Parrott
Agape Care Ministry Leader

Balmatee Samuelson
Hospitality Leader

Minister Olayinka Oredugba
Missions Ministry