Camp Hope African Methodist Episcopal church was founded in the early 1859.  The Church, formally organized during the Civil War in America, served as the central venue for blacks residing in the area to pursue the ideals of religious freedom and civic dignity.  According to information transmitted both in the oral and written tradition, the church is situated on land known historically as the battle grounds on which the Creek War was fought (1812-1814).  Hence, the general areas name, “Camp Hope”, is maintained this difficult epoch.