New Hope Baptist Church (1923), Metuchen, NJ

New Hope has journeyed a long way from its modest, humble beginnings in 1923, when four deacons came together to establish a new house of worship.  One of them, John Thompson, was the father of Deacon. Augustus Thompson and the grandfather of one of the churchs pastors, Reverend Ronald L. Owens.  The church was organized on December 16, 1923.  The first pastor called was Rev. J.J. Daly of Boynton, Virginia.  The Recognition Council of the Middlesex Central Association officially recognized the church on May 12, 1930.

Reverend Owens was called as the 12th pastor of New Hope in January 1990, and installed in March of that year.  A unique feature of the church is its depiction of people of color in its stained glass windows.

SOURCE: NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH