New Hope Baptist Church, Newark, New Jersey
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New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey is a historic African American congregation best known as the home church of Whitney Houston and the place where she first showcased her vocal talent in its renowned choir.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Hope Baptist Church, Newark | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American church
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Baptist church ⓘ Christian religious organization ⓘ church ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American gospel tradition
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Newark’s African American history ⓘ Cissy Houston ⓘ
surface form:
Whitney Houston family
gospel music ⓘ |
| choirReputation | renowned ⓘ |
| city | Newark ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
important site in African American religious life in Newark
ⓘ
important site in the musical development of Whitney Houston ⓘ |
| denomination | Baptist ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
choir performances
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community outreach ⓘ religious education ⓘ worship services ⓘ |
| hasBuildingUse |
funeral services
ⓘ
religious services ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
| hasChoir | New Hope Baptist Church choir ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | local African American community in Newark ⓘ |
| hasCongregationType | African American congregation ⓘ |
| hasNotableChoirMember |
Cissy Houston
ⓘ
Whitney Houston ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
Whitney Houston singing in the church choir as a child
ⓘ
Whitney Houston’s funeral service ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Cissy Houston
ⓘ
Whitney Houston ⓘ |
| heritage | historic African American congregation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Essex County, New Jersey
ⓘ
New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Newark, New Jersey
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| musicTradition |
church choir music
ⓘ
gospel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the church where Whitney Houston first showcased her vocal talent
ⓘ
being the home church of Whitney Houston ⓘ its renowned church choir ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| usedFor |
Christian worship
ⓘ
community gatherings ⓘ gospel music performances ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
New Hope Baptist Church, Newark