Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church - Whitney, TX
N 31° 56.752 W 097° 19.794
14R E 657852 N 3535652
Built in 1894, Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church is located at 220 S Pecos St Whitney, TX.
Waymark Code: WMT0Y6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2016
Views: 3
This church received a much-needed facelift in 2016. In the gallery are 2013 photos of their 1894 cornerstone, as well as one from a 1966 rededication of the church. As of this posting, they are not where they were in 2013. Hopefully, those stones are put back on display at some point. A 1998 Texas Historical Marker provides some history:
Among the first African-American Baptist congregations in Hill County were the churches at Towash (organized in 1869), Lofer’s Bend, and near Aquilla. These three congregations were united in 1883 to form the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Pleasant Hill’s original building was demolished and the cornerstone laid for a new structure in 1894. Church trustees purchased the church lot from Dr. D.R. Wallace of Waco in 1901. The congregation had grown to about 100 members by 1907. More than 100 years later, the members carry on the traditions of worship and community instilled by the early Pleasant Hill congregation.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1894
Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Baptist
If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday
Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 11:00 AM
Street address of Church:
220 S Pecos St
Whitney, TX USA
76692
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed
Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed
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