Training the Teachers

ID: 694 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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Training the Teachers

Sunday school superintendent Mack Hodges instructs a group of Sunday school teachers from New Hope Baptist Church. More women than men are present because female congregants were generally tasked with instructing the children and other women.

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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…