Davilla Baptist Church
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
N 30° 47.027 W 097° 16.444
14R E 665150 N 3406913
This post-mounted subject marker stands in front of the church, facing County Road 402 at a pullout in Davilla, near Bartlett.
Waymark Code: WM119YE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
Views: 4

Marker erected by the Texas Historical Commission.

Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:

Index Entry Davilla Baptist Church
City Davilla
County Milam
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 691516
UTM Northing 3393465
Subject Codes Baptist denomination; churches
Marker Year 1994
Marker Location from Rogers go S on FR 437 about 11.5 mi. to LR 487, E .5 mi.
Marker Size 27" x 42"
Marker Number: 7942

Marker Text:

A Presbytery consisting of W. Beasley, L. Williams, P. T. Corneal, and E. Allison met at Mumford Springs, Milam County, Texas (present day Davilla) to organize Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in 1866. From 1868 to 1870 the congregation held services in the Davilla Methodist Church building.

In 1870 the congregation purchased a town lot here in Davilla where they constructed a sanctuary in 1871. The congregation was subsequently renamed the Baptist Church of Christ at Davilla, Texas. Early baptisms took place in several nearby creeks. People from the area west of Davilla and others converted by evangelist Elder Penn joined the congregation in the late 1870s. Church records indicate that the congregation has been referred to as Davilla Baptist Church since 1904.

For many years a tabernacle adjacent to the church building was used by various local denominations for summer revivals. A baptistry was installed in the sanctuary in 1955. On February 16, 1992, the congregation held their last Sunday School and church services in the original 1871 church building and later that year a new sanctuary was completed at this site. The church continues to provide religious instruction and serve the community with various programs and activities.

Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995



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