Walnut Creek Baptist Church
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N 32° 56.690 W 097° 34.946
14S E 632511 N 3646062
This marker in Azle summarizes the history of the congregation that worships here.
Waymark Code: WM2GVY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2007
Views: 21
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry: Walnut Creek Baptist Church
Address: FM 1542 off FM 730 N of Azle
City: Azle
County: Parker
Subject Codes: BP; CH;
Year Marker Erected: 1988
Marker Location: From Azle, take FM 730 (in Tarrant County) north about 3 miles; go west on FM 1542 to church.
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 5710
Marker Text:
This congregation was organized in 1867. Led by the Reverend J.C. Power, worship services were first held in a log cabin. In the 1870s a larger log cabin, which served as a church and school, was built on the banks of Walnut Creek in the community of Parker's Shop (now Reno). The congregation moved to a site south of the second log cabin in the late 1880s and built a frame sanctuary. Adjacent property was acquired in 1947, and has been the site of several buildings. Beginning as a rural church, Walnut Creek Baptist Church has continued to serve a growing congregation. (1988)
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