NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
(From History of Reynolds, Georgia ...compiled by Reynolds Woman's Club)A brief history of New Hope Church and a statement of the principles for which it stands
On the thirteenth day of September 1829, a small group of Baptist met at the house of William Mitchell together with a presbytery called by them for the purpose of constituting themselves into a church. Those presenting themselves at the time were brothers, William Underwood, Thomas Pickard, Thomas Bloodworth and Powell Benton and sisters, Martha Underwood, Frances Bloodworth, Elizabeth Newsom and Linney Hale. The presbytery,consisting of elders Benjamin Bateman, Henry Bell and Isaac Norris, having found them orderly and orthodox constituted them into a body in the Apostolic Order. This done and assigned the 13th day of September 1829.
The church had no regular pastor until 1835 when Bro. Bowden accepted the call of the church, serving until 1839.
Pastors from this time were:
Elder John Bassett 1842-1843
Brother Allen Wood 1844
Elder Phillips 1845-1846
Elder J.B. Hamilton 1847-1849
Elder James Murray 1850-1854
Elder John Bassett 1855-1856
Bro. William Hubbard 1857-1858
Bro. Shaderick Meeks 1859
Bro. W.C. Cleveland 1860 Elder John P. Glover 1861- 1875
Elder J.F. Sykes 1876-1890
Elder Jack English 1890-1901
Deacons during this period:
Amos Adams and John Moulton ordained in 1834
J.L. Ogburn ordained 1883
F.E. Glover ordained 1885
Joe Jones ordained 1884
Pastors after reorganization on October 28, 1916:
Elder J.A. Monsees Mar.1917-Sep. 1918
Elder J.M. Woodward Oct. 1918-Oct. 1935
Elder J. Harvey Daily Oct. 1935-Oct.1937
Elder G.R. Hunt Oct. 1937-Oct. 1939
Elder Joe Bryant Oct. 1939-Oct. 1941
Elder W.H. Hancock Oct. 1941-1943
Elder O.E. Comer Feb. 1944-Jul. 1951
Elder John Mangham Jul. 1951-Nov. 1971
Deacons after reorganization:
Henry Saylor ordained 1920
Howard G. Eubanks ordained 1936
Ben Frank Eubanks ordained 1951
Robert Green, E.D. Goodner, Charles Crowley, Ray Greene
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