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New Hope Missionary Baptist Church

Gilmer, Upshur County

Marker Text

Organized September 22, 1855, with 15 charter members, in New Hope community (4 mi. NW). Monthly meetings were held in a one-room log school. The building, with 2 acres of land, was given to the church in 1872. A new sanctuary erected in 1883 was torn down and rebuilt at Crossroads community (2 mi. NW), 1914. In 1950 the church purchased an acre of land at the present site. A new building was erected, again using lumber from the old structure. Many present members are descendants of people who composed original congregation.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description SH 155, 9.5 miles SW of Gilmer
Marker # 11331
Dedicated 1970
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code Baptist denomination; churches
Latitude, Longitude 32.631966, -95.05079

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