New Hope Missionary Baptist Church

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.

New Hope Missionary Baptist Church is a historical marker in Gilmer, Upshur County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 48 historical markers documented in Upshur County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 108 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.6320, -95.0510 near Gilmer. The nearest cataloged historic site is New Hope Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Union Grove Cemetery, and Upshur County.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5459011331. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.