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History of Good Hope Baptist Church |
| Good Hope
Congregational Christian Church was organized in 1810 in Granville
County, North Carolina. The original church was an old log school
building. Revival meetings were held out of doors under brush arbors
for more space. The land for the existing church was given by
brothers Dave and Hugh Bragg. Early church records cannot be
located, but it has been verified by Congregational Church records
that the Southern Conference of the Congregational Church was
organized at Good Hope in 1847. Good Hope voted to join the United Church of Christ along with the other Congregational Christian Churches in 1962. In 1969, the church body voted to cease active participation in and support of the United Church of Christ. On June 3, 1979, Good Hope obtained membership in the Southern Baptist State Convention. Good Hope became a member of the Raleigh Baptist Association and the Southern Baptist Convention in 1981. The church voted in 1985 to start a building fund for a new, larger church. On October 12, 1986, groundbreaking ceremonies were held and the new church building was occupied in the summer of 1987. The current pastor, Dr. Waylan Owens, began serving at Good Hope Baptist Church in January 2006. Past pastors of Good Hope include the first pastor, Rev. Jesse K. Cole. Other early pastors include Rev. Wellons, Clapp, Carden, Wolf, Patton, Foster and Green. Rev. E. M. Carter was pastor for 35 years until the fall of 1962. Since, Rev. T. N. Daughtry, A.J. Conyers, Allen Fountain, James Hartley, Walter Vickers, and Leon Scott have served as pastors. Rev. Jerry Gray served 1978 – 2006. Good Hope Baptist Church is located at 4038 Graham Sherron Road, Wake Forest, NC in the southeast corner of Granville County, NC. |
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© 2007 by Carla Townsend, Nola Duffy, and/or individual contributors. No portion of any document appearing on this site is to be used for other than personal research. Any republication or reposting is expressly forbidden without the written consent of the owner. Last updated 03/25/2007 |
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