New Hope Baptist Church
N 34° 38.639 W 081° 51.508
17S E 421324 N 3833898
This marker is located near the intersection of Highway 56 and Burnt Factory Road. The marker was recently installed in 2010.
Waymark Code: WM9KXY
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2010
Views: 10
This church, established in 1804, grew out of Padgett's Creek Baptist Church, mother church to several area Baptist congregations. Rev. Spencer Bobo (d.1816), a member there, was given permission to take "as many members as he thinks fit" and organize a new church. Bobo chose a site W of present-day Cross Anchor, near his home, deeding 7 acres for a sanctuary and cemetery.
The first church was a log building known as "Bobo's Meeting House." Bobo and Rev. Nathan Langston (1762-1834) preached there until Bobo's death in 1816 and Langston preached there until 1832. The congregation, renamed New Hope Baptist Church in 1809, built a frame church by 1834. New Hope moved here and built this frame sanctuary in 1924-26. It was covered in brick veneer in 1961.
Marker Name: New Hope Baptist Church
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Building
Marker number: 42-21
County: Spartanburg
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