New Hope Missionary Baptist Church - Lake Village, AR
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BruceS
N 33° 19.805 W 091° 17.226
15S E 659422 N 3689190
Historic African-American church in Lake Village, Arkansas.
Waymark Code: WM4Y9V
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 10/13/2008
Views: 17
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church was formed in 1860 and the cemetery was started around the same time. The property was originally part of a plantation which was deeded to the church in 1873. The church became the main black church for Lake Village following the Civil War and the cemetery was the main black cemetery for the town. The cemetery has several hundred graves most of which are unmarked. The cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The church is claimed to be the oldest African-American church in Arkansas.
Service Times:
11:00
Church Address:
Commerce and Mary St
Lake Village, Arkansas United States
71653
Date Built: Not listed
Age of Church building determined by?: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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