Dedication Ceremony for Historical Marker

ID: 700 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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Dedication Ceremony for Historical Marker

New Hope Baptist received a Texas State Historical Marker on November 6, 1983. Among the notable figures present for the marker's dedication were Waco's Mayor Jim Mathis and some of the descendants of Stephen Cobb, the church's original pastor.

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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…