Posted: Thu Mar 18 6 a.m.

The Rev. Mark J. Lyons preaches from the pulpit during a recent Sunday service at Second Baptist Church in Ann Arbor.
Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com
Editor's note: This is another in an occasional series of articles on congregations in the Ann Arbor area.
The roots of
Second Baptist Church of Ann Arbor run almost as deep as the city itself.
What is today the city’s largest African-American church, with more than 500 members, began with just a handful of residents who met in a small, white, frame house at Elizabeth and High streets.
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