Remembering the Founding of New Hope

ID: 338 ~ Source: Long, Clemmie Holloway and Willie Long Smith, interviewed by Rebecca Sharpless Jimenez, April 16, 1985, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. View the full interview
This file appears in: New Hope Baptist Church

Clemmie Holloway Long talks about the founding of New Hope with interviewer Rebecca Sharpless.

This file appears in: New Hope Baptist Church

By Paul Fisher & Prisca Bird
Organized in 1866, New Hope Baptist Church is one of the oldest African American churches in Waco. Noted throughout its history for its excellent church music programs, New Hope is still a vibrant center of worship for Waco’s black community. The…