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New Hope Baptist

New Hope Baptist
New Hope Baptist

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a.k.a. Little Hope Baptist

663 S Elliott, originally 113 Elliott St
Evansville, IN

Quick Timeline

1911 Moved from old location on Bellemeade
1924 Rebuilt church
1960-1 New chapel built next door

Location

West side of Elliott between Mulberry and Bellemeade
District: Baptisttown
Latitude: 37.968877
Longitude: -87.558208
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1879 on present day walnut no name until it moved to bell st (bellmeade ave) bell st baptist church moved to elliot in 1911 renamed new hope bapt http://www.vanderburghassessor.org/assessor_images/11/070/21/056/003/20001101.jpg little hope baptist 1920s 113 elliott traced its origins to high st looks like different building by 1962 old church (to south) built 1911 little hope baptist [1940] new chapel built 1961 (to north) new hope baptist church (colored)1962-177 http://rightsteps.com/ http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=774870 IR says 1912/1924 little hope baptist little hope baptist church 113 elliot [1922] old building damaged during 1959 excavating 1963 framework for new church collapses repaired and had to wait until 1965 for new bldg http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=913416 http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=913406


See also

HistoricEvansville.com: Churches / Religion
HistoricEvansville.com: Baptisttown district

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