History

Established in 1988 within the walls of St. Paul Community Baptist Church, Sigma Mu Upsilon is a Greek-lettered society for teenagers aged 12-18. Fashioned after the Divine Nine Black Greek-Lettered Organizations found on college campuses, Sigma Mu Upsilon instills these same basic principles of discipline & dedication in our youth. Yokefellows in Excellence was born from the realization that the children lacked college preparation and consequently had limited college/career options. This realization led a concerned parent to meet with Rev. Dr. Johnny R. Youngblood, the Senior Pastor of the St. Paul Community Baptist Church, on this topic. This meeting resulted in another meeting; this time between the parent and the then Director of St. Paul's Youth Ministry, Rev. Douglas A. Slaughter, to deliberate, pray, & seek God's guidance and answer to this dilema. The answer came in the form of an October sermon preached by Rev. Youngblood from Lamentations 3:27. This scripture reads: It is good for a man, that he bear his yoke in his youth. Dr. Youngblood stressed the point that dedication to education, spritual growth, & responsibility are virtues that need to be adopted while one is young. Hence Yokefellows in Excellence was conceived.