First Christian Church of Sulphur Springs
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N 33° 08.328 W 095° 36.182
15S E 257183 N 3669691
Texas Historical Marker noting the organization and history of the First Christian Church of Sulphur Springs, today the Fellowship Christian Church, 207 N Davis St, Sulphur Springs, TX.
Waymark Code: WMQBJ8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
Views: 3

Marker Number: 7307

Marker Text:
(Disciples of Christ) In the 1850s, Disciples in the pioneer town of Bright Star, also known as "The Sulphur Springs," gathered for religious meetings at neighbors' homes and in a vacant store. Two evangelists, the Rev. Charles Carlton and the Rev. J.M. Baird, organized this congregation in 1870. Joseph Hooten, a church elder, acted as interim pastor until the arrival of the first full-time minister, the Rev. Lawrence W. Scott, who served 1871-79. Shortly afterward, this fellowship purchased, in partnership with the First Baptist Church, one-half interest in a white frame sanctuary being vacated by the Methodists. The congregations worshiped on alternate Sundays. The Disciples sold their share to the Baptists in 1884 and constructed a separate church to accommodate the growing membership. This was a clapboard building in the Gothic style with a steep roof, tall arched windows, and a central bell tower and spire. Under the leadership of the Rev. Dr. Cephas Shelburne, a larger white brick sanctuary was completed in 1914. Classrooms were later annexed and a two-story house on a lot adjoining the church property was purchased for an education building. In 1962 a new sanctuary replaced the old church structure. (1977)


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