These meetings were held in the homes of some of the children.  Later when the number grew larger and included some parents, Sister Manning rented a place on Brook Avenue.  There she held her branch Sabbath School faithfully each week on Sunday mornings.  After the doctrinal truth of the Bible Sabbath was presented, the meetings were changed to Sabbath mornings.

     Soon her efforts were blessed with a number of converts and they were baptized in the Ephesus Church and remained there as members.  sister Manning continued the branch Sabbath School and called it the Bible School.  Before very long there were so many believers from the Ephesus Church came to assist.  As the school began to grow Elder J. J North instructed Sister Manning to form a Mission.  under the leadership of Sister Manning and the guidance of Elder North, the name was changed to the ìCommunity Bible School.î

    By this time services were held each Sabbath morning and a large number of young people began to attend.  This prompted the beginning of Young Peopleís Meeting in the afternoon.  About a year and a half later Sister Isabel Green joined the group of workers and assisted in winning many souls to Christ.  There were many who played very important roles in helping the Mission to grow. 

    One of the early converts Brother Victor Campbell, Sister Elsie Manning was not only successful in winning him to Christ, but she won him also for herself because he was baptized and they soon became husband and wife.  Together as a team they were very successful in there labors for the Master.  Brother Campbell worked as a Culporter until he retired because of ill health.  Brother Campbell would find lost souls and Sister Campbell and Sister Green would teach and instruct them in the ways of the Lord.

    When the Bronx Church was organized, Brother and Sister Campbell transferred their membership and brought the members of the Mission along with them.  In 1963 a dinner was given at the Northeastern Academy and 181 souls were counted as having been won and baptized from the efforts of the Mission.  Under the watchful eyes of the pastors of the Bronx Church, Elder Ashby, Elder Murphy, Elder Stovall, Elder Perry and Elder Reid, the Mission steadily grew.

    Many members from other churches combined their efforts in the winning souls for the Master.  One of these outstanding laymen is Brother Crafton Bartholomew from the West Indies who took an active part, beginning in 1966 along with Brothers Cameron, Streeter and Reid.  Elder Bartholomew Bartholomew hs dynamic personality and is a go-getter.  He can be rightfully called Mr. Sharon Mission, because the  success and the progress of the Mission was due to his capable leadership.  Brother Bartholomew and his family  labored through many trying circumstances and hardships to see the Mission grow.

    By this time the new name for the Mission became the Sharon Mission.  This name was chosen by ìSister Manning before she met  an untimely death in 1968.  Under the direction of Brother Bartholomew and other interested members, plans were made to rent a building, located at 4423 White plains Road. 

    From itís humble beginnings twenty-seven years ago sd s small mission, to a church of a  present membership of approximate 500, the Sharon Seventh-day Adventist Church has had several pastors at the helm.  This is keeping with the tradition of the Great Advent Movement.  The Church surely benefited from the strengths which each leader had top offer.  While each pastor brought his own ideas, style of leadership, and emphasis on ministry, the growth of this church is a testimony that God is able to use men of various backgrounds and talents to accomplish His will and purpose and to advance his cause.

Chronology:
Simon Johnson [ 1973 - 1975 ], Augustus OíGuiste [1975 - 1976 ], Earnest Flowers [ 1977 ], David Coleman [1977 - 1979 ], T. Cartrell Jefferson [1979 - 1984 ], Samuel W. Stovall [1984 - 1990 ], Newton Cleghorne [ 1990 - 1995 ], Francis Oreggio [ Interim 1996 ], Lawrence Brown 
[ Interim 1996 ], Ralph L. Williams [1997 - Present ] .

Strengthís:
    the first 3 pastors concentrated primarily on keeping the small company of believers together and finding a place to worship.  During that time the church was in a nomadic stage, the members worshiped in borrowed space from other churches.  After finding a building in 1978, the emphasis was on converting it into a respectable place of worship and the expertise of the next two pastors in the field of construction came into focus.  during this period the church also grew numerically.  The members attracted some of their neighbors as well as members from other congregations who found sharon to be the friendliest church in the Northeastern Conference.

Like most families, Sharon experienced some growing pains.  The experience of a retiring Conference Secretary brought and cohesiveness back to the congregation.  The church was then ready to work and evangelize in grand style.  The energy and enthusiasm of the next pastor was infectious.  For three consecutive years our tents went up for summer crusades and the harvest was plenty.  The increase in membership precipitated for expansion.  Consequently, the church has embarked on a building program.

Today Sharon owns a piece of property large enough to erect a church building to accommodate over seven hundred worshipers.  the growth in membership has been slow and steady during the past three years.  However, there is a resurgence of the missionary spirit and the members are looking forward to continuing the spread of the Gospel to hasten the return of Our Lard Jesus Christ, The Rose Of Sharon.