Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
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jhuoni
N 28° 56.304 W 095° 43.191
15R E 234877 N 3204207
Founded in 1865 by freedmen and women, Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church has been serving the community for over 150 years.
Waymark Code: WMTQ0R
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/27/2016
Views: 2
Marker Number: 4683
Marker Text:
Following Emancipation in 1865, freedmen and women established the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church near Caney Creek in 1866. Instrumental in the church formation were the Reverend Dennis Grey (1814-1879), secretary John Alexander Sidney (1842-1928) and many charter members.
The first church building was erected on land from the A.C. Buckner League purchased by the Reverend Mr. Gray and donated to the church. The building also served as a community school with an enrollment of about 100 pupils. A cemetery was established in the 1870s near the church and contains the graves of church and community members.
A storm in 1909 destroyed the original church building, and a second church was constructed. A bell dating from 1856 given to the church by the community was hung in the belfry of the new church. In 1970 a new sanctuary was constructed on land donated by the Van Vleck School district. Auxiliary facilities were added as the congregation grew.
Continuing a long history of service and community outreach, the church was a site of refuge during Hurricane Carla in 1961. The church remains an integral part of the area as it has for more than 130 years.
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