Waco, TX, United States
Second Baptist Church of Waco. On December 7, 1879, twenty-one members of the New Hope Baptist Church, located on the north side of Waco, organized this congregation to serve the needs of the black community in the southern part of town. Originally known as the Second Colored Baptist Church, the fel
lowship was begun during the last days of Reconstruction when many blacks were leaving former slave states for other parts of the country. Worship services were held in a one-room building on Canal St
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