Hopewell Valley History Project
Preserving Our History
This is a pictorial summary of the history of the Old School Baptist Church and its property. As you can see from these images of the church and grounds, the historic building and cemetery are remarkably well preserved and substantially unchanged from over a century ago. The Old School Baptist Church was the core of … Continue reading Old School Baptist Church – Pictorial History
Continuing in our effort to capture and archive the histories of the local Hopewell Valley churches, here is a presentation from 2002 created to celebrate and document the 125th anniversary of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church. The presentation includes historical photos and information on the early church properties along West Broad and Louellen streets, a chronology … Continue reading Hopewell Presbyterian Church 125th Anniversary – 2002
This fundraising postcard (postmarked 1908) is selling magazine subscriptions to The Ladies’ Home Journal and The Saturday Evening Post for the building fund of the First Presbyterian Church of Hopewell. The building pictured on the card is the original Presbyterian Church building (also referred to as the Presbyterian Chapel). The Chapel was across West Broad … Continue reading Presbyterian Church 1908 Fundraiser
Thanks to discussions with local historian Elaine Buck, we have assembled the story of the Second Calvary Baptist Church in Hopewell. The Church that we know was built in 1959, and is the anchor of the eastern end of Columbia Avenue at the corner of Maple Street. But, as we have come to expect with … Continue reading The Second Calvary Baptist Church of Hopewell
In case you missed the PS in the last post, we have scanned and posted two anniversary booklets that were distributed by Hopewell Borough churches – the Hopewell Calvary Baptist Church (1966) and St. Alphonsus Church (1977). The Hopewell Calvary Baptist Church 95th Anniversary booklet (1871 – 1966) (PDF) for the October 1966 celebration service … Continue reading Hopewell Boro Church Anniversary Booklets (1966 & 1977)
Have you noticed the interesting buildings as you drive into Hopewell Borough on West Broad Street past the Hopewell Presbyterian Church? The five buildings on both sides of the street between Lanning and Louellen Aves. (as the road curves down to the light) all have historical connections to the Presbyterian Church. They include a former … Continue reading Explore Historic Hopewell: Broad & Louellen
