Organized in 1847. Samuel Blackwell came to the Hopewell section of Jasper County from North Carolina in 1820. He bought a large tract of land and started a plantation about a mile south of where the church is now. In 1847, he and some other friends organized Hopewell Baptist Church. Samuel was a prominent member of community and is buried at the church. Seven of his sons served in the 32nd Ga infantry during the Civil War. Info from
http://hrcga.org/hopewell-baptist-2-2/ Lena Housworth
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