Mount Vernon, TX, United States
New Hope Baptist Church. In 1875, the Rev. John J. Jones, a circuit rider, organized a small Baptist congregation of 30 members in the newly formed Franklin County. The group was received by the Rehoboth Baptist Association. The congregation met in members' homes and under brush arbors. Baptismal se
rvices were held in nearby Stout's Creek. A school was erected in 1886 through the efforts of teacher Dora Snead, who was an active church member. In 1913 a one-room frame building was constructed jus
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