Freestone County, Texas
Churches



Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church

Church:	Hopewell	
Active:	No	
Organized:	6/24/1871  	
First Pastor:	C.T. Echols				

  Hopewell Church was organized June 24, 1871, ten miles west of Fairfield, 
Freestone County, by Elders J.H. Reeves and C.T. Echols, with the following 
members: J.S. Jones and wife, Nancy Jones, Andrew J. Jones and wife, M.E. Jones, 
L.C. Jones and wife, C.A. Jones, J.M. Jones and wife, L.A. Jones, A.J. Jones, 
J.F. Yearby and wife, S.A. Yearby, W.J. Yearby, Sterling Sims and wife, E. Sims, 
and W.W. Groves.

  Elder C.T. Echols was called to the pastoral care of the church at the time it 
was constituted and served until the early part of 1874, when Elder W.M. Roden 
was called.

  In September 1883, J.L. Lindsey was ordained to the ministry by Elders J.S. 
Collings and S. Bryant, and was chosen pastor and served until 1894, when Elder 
J.W. Meredith was called, in which capacity he served until 1905, when Elder 
A.T. Stokes was called and served until March, 1905, when Elder S.C. Kyle was 
called.
  In October 1871, this church joined Union Association. A few years later the 
church withdrew from Union Association, and was in the constitution of Big Creek 
Association. On account of the two-seed doctrine this church withdrew from Big 
Creek Association, and in 1888 joined the Regular Primitive Baptist Association, 
and is a member of that body.

Association: Primitive Baptist Association of Texas (Original)
Association Organized: 10/23/1880
Joined Association: 7/21/1888

Pastoral Data:          From      To    Living?
Moore, Thomas J.	 	    1913	 	 	 	 	    No
Kyle, S. C.	 	          1905	 	 	 	 	    No
Meredith, J.W.	 	      1896	 	 	1905	 	No
Echols, C.T.	      6/24/1871	    1874	 	No

Clerks:	                From      To    Notes
J. M. Jones	 	          1913	 	 	 	 	  Teague, TX
A. L. English	 	        1911	 	 	 	 	  Rt 2, Wortham, TX
J. M. Jones	 	          1903	 	 	 	 	  Brewer, Texas
F. B. Bond	 	          1896	 	 	 	 	  Personville, Texas



Years Hosted the Regular Primitive Baptist Association convention:
1890
1902
1903