Marker Inscription
In 1874 this church was founded to serve the black community of this growing railroad town. Ministers from several Baptist churches in the county helped organize the new fellowship. Some of the charter members transferred from St. John Baptist Church in Preston Bend. In 1877 fire destroyed the congregation's first meeting place. A frame building erected at this site was replaced in 1891 by a brick edifice. The present church was begun in 1915. U. S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall spoke here in 1950, when Hopewell was host to the NAACP Regional Convention. (1977)
About this site
Hopewell Baptist Church is a historical marker in Denison, Grayson County, dedicated in 1977. It is one of 144 historical markers documented in Grayson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 208 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.7609, -96.5427 near Denison. The nearest cataloged historic site is St. Luke Church (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include St. Patrick's Catholic Church, XXI Club, and Braun, George, House (Gone).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5181007387. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
