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 First Baptist Church Bridgeport
N 33° 12.568 W 097° 45.302
14S E 616027 N 3675198
Texas Historical Marker commemorating the origins, history, and service of the First Baptist Church Bridgeport, at 1204 12th St, Bridgeport, TX.
Waymark Code: WMKXKM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2014
Views: 3
Marker Number: 16812
Marker Text:
In 1882, Rev. Alphus Hawkins, W.W. Cannon and 23 charter members started this church in Old Town Bridgeport. After meeting in the schoolhouse and two other sites, the church moved to their own one-room building here in 1895. Coal mining, cattle ranching and the railroad brought growth. By 1920 the church had 300 members and the Women’s Missionary Union sponsored Blanche Groves as the church’s first missionary to China. Campus additions included a new sanctuary (1925), education building (1947), worship center (1959), Family Life Center (1980) and new education building (2000). First Baptist has sponsored three missions (Cates St. Baptist Church, El Calvario Bautista and First Baptist of Runaway Bay) and has supported many other area endeavors.
175 years of Texas Independence * 1836 - 2011
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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