Quitman County GaArchives Church Records.....Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Donna Eldridge DonnaEldrid@aol.com July 2, 2004, 4:57 pm HOPEWELL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH (African American) Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church was organized around 1876, with meetings being held in a bush arbor for about ten years. The church building was completed in 1886 and has endured for over a hundred years, although the handmade pulpit and pews were replaced in 1976. Underpining has been discussed by some of he members of the church, but for now, the large rock pillows used by the forefathers continue to support the church building. The first pastor was the Reverend Dixon and the first Deacon was Croff Crumbley. About 1900 the Hopewell Music and Education Convention was established by Jordan Miller. Edward Miller, who is his grandson serves as the president of the convention now, as this organization continues with its work of training the young voices of Hopewell Church. Mr. James Dixon Mr. Edward Miller Mrs. Mattie Lee "Cemeteries and Churches of Quitman County, Georgia" by Jacquelyn M. Shepard (page 54) Additional Comments: Transcribed and submitted by Donna Eldridge with permission from Jacquelyn Shephard File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/quitman/churches/nbb60hopewell.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb