Pine Springs Baptist Church - Texas Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This Baptist church, located at 2155 County Road 334 near Tyler, TX is about the only thing left in this small community. Pine Springs was formerly named Fruit, TX (as of 1894) because of the many orchards and nearby canning factory. However, blight hit the orchards a few years later and led to the decline of the community. The church is still very active.

Marker Number: 7751 Marker Text: In 1881, E. S. Cook and Perry Ray, trustees for the Pine Springs School community, purchased nearby land for the construction of a schoolhouse. Soon after, the Pine Springs Baptist Church of Christ was organized under the direction of the Rev. Marcus Morton Wadsworth (1841-1908), who served as the first pastor. Monthly worship services were conducted in the schoolhouse until a separate sanctuary was built at this site, north of the school, in the early 1890s. About the same time, the congregational name was changed to the Pine Springs Baptist Church. The fellowship experienced steady growth during the pastorate of the Rev. Tully Choice, 1894-1897. The development of the area fruit growing and canning industry brought new members, and a Sunday School and bimonthly services were established. Regular weekly services began about 1935. For over 100 years the Pine Springs Baptist Church has been active in the growth and development of the surrounding area. Members here have included early settlers, soldiers stationed at nearby Camp Fannin during World War II, several pioneers in the development of the area rose industry, and many prominent community leaders. (1981)

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