Gwinnett County GaArchives Church Records.....Hopewell Christian Church Copyright Date 1911
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Hopewell.

	This church was organized September, 1886, with the following members:

	Wilbern Jones, B. F. Maffett, B. F. Shelnutt, S. V. Shelnutt, J. H. 
Ambrose, W. A. Camp, Mrs. Emily Jones, Mrs. L. V. Shelnutt, Mrs. Mary Maffett, 
Miss Margie Jones, Miss Sallie Maffett, Ada Maffett.

	It is located in Goodwin's district.

	The church was built in 1901, but a new building is now being planned 
and will probably be erected in a short time.

	Bliss Woodward is superintendent of the Sunday school, D. J. 
Funderberg, assistant superintendent, Miss Velva White, secretary, Paul 
Jackson, chorister, Miss May Funderburg, organist and Miss Mamie Jones, Paul 
Jackson, D. J. Funderburg, teachers.

	L. F. Jackson was the first pastor of the church, serving four years. 
John H. Wood was pastor six months. N. D. Meadow served nine years. E. E. 
Hollingworth preached fourteen months, J. F. Green one year, C. R. Miller one 
year, and the present pastor is T. F. Yarbrough.

	The members of the church are:

	Wilbern Jones, B. F. Maffett, B. F. Shelnutt, S. Shelnutt, J. H. 
Ambrose, W. A. Camp, D. W. Maffett, J. R. Maffett, H. L. Young, C. E Davis, 
Dilmus Huff, Bliss Woodward, H. N. Jackson, U. G. Maffett, Wm. Johnson, G. H. 
Allen, M. W .Bates, D. J. Funderburg, W. A. Bates, James Johnston, Washington 
Bennett, Daniel McDaniel, J. H. Crumley, D. M. Funderburg, Solomon Corbin, 
Honor Corbin, Edith Corbin, H. B. Davis, R. A. Crow, J. A. O'Kelley, Wesley 
Shackelford, Melvin C. McDaniel, Myer Morrell, John M. Whitehead, William W. 
Crow, Charles Garner, Melvin Whitehead, John Corbin, R. C. Thompson, Emory 
Cooper, Wayman Marghon, Clarence Jones, Jasper Cooper, Frank B. Hall, George 
Whitehead, Raleigh Crow, Arthur McDaniel, Paul Funderburg, N. M. Jones, John 
Jones, T. P. Jackson, S. H. Dodson, -. -. Dodson, Oscar Johnson, Cleveland 
Peavy, Mrs. Emily Jones, Miss Margie Jones, Mrs. L. V. Shelnutt, Mary Maffett, 
Sarah Maffett, Ada Maffett, E. C. Maffett, H. H. Maffett, Dora Bennett, Sarah 
Whitehead, Emma Cantrell, Penrilipe King, Sarah Bently, Cora Maffett, 
Elizabeth Young; Elizabeth Camp, Emma Davis, M. F. Maffett, Ora Maffett, R. B. 
Jackson, Camilla Allen, Alice Maffett, Eunice Sudderth, Eunice Jones, Mattie 
Funderburg, Mary Maffett, 2nd, C. H. Crumley, Emma Corbin, M. S. Rice, Annie 
Sudderth, Minnie Hughes Lillie Davis, Delpha Frazier, Lucy Crow, Georgia 
0’Kelley, Alice Jones, Hannah Manghron, Alma McDaniel, Parrott Crow, Emily 
Whitehead, Dora Moore, Mrs. B. F. Maffett, Mattie Jones, May Funderburg, 
Fellie Davis, Elfie Crumley, Mamie Jones, Edna Whitehead, Parry McDaniel, 
Adele Corbin, Mrs. Brock, Mrs. J. N. Cooper, Cora Funderburg, Clara Johnson, 
Edna Mahaffey, S. V. Shelnutt, Etta M. Jackson, Ruth Johnson.



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GWINNETT CHURCHES
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF EVERY CHURCH
IN GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA,
WITH SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES OF ITS
MINISTERS
BY
J. C. FLANIGAN
1911

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