1971 - Shiloh Baptist Church - Matagorda County, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member jhuoni
N 28° 56.302 W 095° 43.200
15R E 234862 N 3204203
Shilo Missionary Baptist Church is located in rural Matagorda County off FM 521 near the intersection of FM 457.
Waymark Code: WMTQ0V
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/27/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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The Texas Historical Marker on the property reads:


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.

(1997)
Year of construction: 1971

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Full inscription:
Two stones are set into the building. On the Right: SHILO BAPTIST CHURCH Organized 1866 under the leadership of Rev. Dennis Gray The present officers: Rev. F.M. Viola, Pastor A.C. Sidney, Clerk Deacons, Isaac Sidney - Tom Green Tommy Fields - Buster Sidney Marshall Powels - V.A. Allen L.K. Grace Cornerstone laid by Gulf Coast Lodge No. 272 F & A.M. On the left: SHILO MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Built in the year 1977 Under the leadership of Rev. F.J. Thompson Deacons Buster Sidney Tommy Fields Tom Green Enoch Brown Lewis Plummer Chester Kemp Murray Griggs Samuel Green Trustees William Sidney Dewey Jones Thurmon Edison General Contractor Deacon Herman Austin Deacon Alex Sidney, Jr., Clerk Sister Hattie Green, Treasurer Laid by Gulf Coast Lodge #272 Bay City, TX


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