Rev. Willie B. Smith, of the Welcome Baptist Church, organized the South Phoenix Missionary Baptist
Church in 1958. Property located at 2006 E. Broadway had been purchased from Mr. Jessie Davis. A
small building, measuring 53’ by 33’, formerly the “James Buffet Night Club”, was located on the
property. That small building was the original home/location of the South Phoenix Missionary
Baptist Church. The church, which has grown exponentially, remains at that same location today.
