Center City Baptist Church - Center City, TX
N 31° 28.255 W 098° 24.530
14R E 556158 N 3481943
The Center City Baptist Church has been serving the faithful since 1875
Waymark Code: WMTRHQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2017
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The tiny Mills County Community of Center City has two churches that we could see on our trip here today: One Methodist, and one Baptist. The churches are only a few yards apart on a little hill overlooking the US 84.
The state historic marker for the Center City Baptist Church reads as follows:
"CENTER CITY BAPTIST CHURCH
In 1875, Reverend Noah Turner Byars, a former blacksmith who served with Sam Houston during the Texas Revolution, founded this church and served as interim minister. Rev. Byars ordained David Isaac Haralson, the first permanent pastor. Byars also led the Bennett Creek Baptist Church, as it was known then, to be part of his newly-formed Hamilton County Association of Baptist Churches.
In 1887, when the area was formed as Mills County, the church was one of the oldest in the county. It was called Center City Baptist Church in the 1901 deed and, soon after, a permanent structure was built in the newly-established community by that name. However, summer revivals were held under a brush arbor as late as 1940. In 1946, high wind destroyed the original wood frame church building and a new building was erected that included an auditorium and classrooms.
The church was a cooperative member of the community from the beginning, sharing its building and resources with other denominations. Revivals were part of the mission of the church from the early years. The tradition continues with special revival nights in the cooler months and longer summer revivals.
Over the years, Center City Baptist Church ordained many deacons and ministers who went on to serve much larger churches in the area. In addition, the church has been very active not only in the community but worldwide through the service and support of missionaries, including missionaries to Alaska in the 1960s and 1970s. For well over a century, Center City Baptist Church has been a beacon for the surrounding area.(2014)
Marker is property of the state of Texas"
Service Times:
Sundays 0930 and 1100
Website: [Web Link]
Church Address:
CR 249 at CR 250
Center City, TX
Date Built: Not listed
Age of Church building determined by?: Not listed
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