Morning Star Baptist Church came into existence through a split from Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Clairton, PA.   Twenty-three members met in the Old Eagles Hall on Reed Street with a council from Pittsburgh, PA, who gave them permission to organize this church.  The Council named Reverend A. A. Martin as acting Pastor.  On April 9, 1919, the following persons became Charter members of the Morning Star Baptist Church:   Brothers-A. C. Glover, J. H Presley, W. A. Coley, A. Wiggins, Ernest Goodwin, Charles Williams, Randolph Campbell, Mel Gunn and J. Ronnie Powell;  Sisters-Ida Glover, Emma Presley, Annie Hamilton, Victoria Moore, Manola Bonner, Bendell Goodwin, Ida Harbin, Elizabeth Powell, Della Williams, Mamie Smith, Fannie Taylor and Bettie Whitside.  Mrs. Ida Harbin gave the church the name of Morning Star in remembrance of her church in Alabama.  She was named the first mother of the church.  She held this honor until her death in 1937.