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First Baptist Church on Walker Street

Malakoff, Henderson County

Marker Text

In 1894, the Rev. Monroe F. Jackson came to Malakoff and founded this congregation. He named it Good Hope Baptist Church. The same year, church trustees Sam Robinson, Monroe Porter, and Governor Wilson acquired land at this site for a church building. Over the years, the members of the Good Hope fellowship have sponsored the founding of several other churches in western Henderson County, including Antioch and Macedonia. The current name was chosen after Good Hope merged with Mt. Olive Baptist Church in 1939. (1985)

Marker Details

Address 205 N. Walker St.
Location Description N. Walker St., 1/2 block north of SH 31
Marker # 10356
Dedicated 1985
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code Baptist denomination; churches; African American topics
Latitude, Longitude 32.171249, -96.02375

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