1923 - First Baptist Church - Sweetwater, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 28.326 W 100° 24.426
14S E 367771 N 3593638
Two sanctuaries sit side beside. The "old" sanctuary erected in 1923 and the "new" sanctuary in 1960.
Waymark Code: WM10B3G
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2019
Views: 1
Historical Marker"Organized on December 11, 1881, by the Reverend Peter Turner (1812-1892), a native of England, this church served settlers of the pioneer railroad town of Sweetwater. The congregation's first church building, a frame structure with an ornate steeple, was completed in 1882 on the corner of 4th & Elm Streets. Several other denominations shared the building for a time. Church members have organized four Baptist missions in Sweetwater beginning with the Lamar Street mission in 1912. To accommodate the increasing membership, new sanctuaries were built in 1924 and 1960."
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