| Marker Number |
11331 |
| Atlas Number |
5459011331 |
| Marker Title |
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church |
| Index Entry |
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church |
| Address |
|
| City |
Gilmer |
| County |
Upshur |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
307615 |
| UTM Northing |
3612345 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
SH 155, 9.5 miles SW of Gilmer |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| 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. |
