Debt Free (December 12, 1943)

ID: 695 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University ~ Creator: Fred R. Gildersleeve
This file appears in: New Hope Baptist Church
Debt Free (December 12, 1943)

Having raised sufficient funds to pay their mortgage in full, New Hope Baptist held a special celebratory service in which the mortgage papers were burned. Here Mrs. J. O. Conner applies the torch to the church mortgage as the choir prepares to sing the hymn "Victory."

This file appears in: New Hope Baptist Church

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…