|
 Vineyard Grove Baptist Church
N 33° 38.815 W 095° 57.643
15S E 225411 N 3726941
Texas Historical Marker on the former grounds of the Vineyard Grove Baptist Church, which was torn down in 1995, providing some history.
Waymark Code: WMVA41
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2017
Views: 0
The Allens Chapel Community Center is near the northeast corner of the intersection of Fannin County Road 2980 and FM 1396, and the marker is on the old church property, just north of it, easy to locate.
Marker Number: 8943
Marker Text:
Instituted under direction of Elder Willie Pickett, missionary of Southern Baptist Convention, on Nov. 9, 1847. Charter members: Betsy Parrish Gilmer; Margaret Hart; John W. Jones, Tamazine D. Jones, Tamazine F. Jones; Benjamin B. Parrish, Theresa C. Parrish; Sinclair Stapp, Sallie Parrish Stapp. Elder Pickett was chosen pastor; John W. Jones, deacon; and Sinclair Stapp, clerk. On June 16, 1849, Jones, David Pevler, and Adam Yoakum were asked to superintend building of a meetinghouse. This was completed in 1853. The church still serves this community. (1971)
|
Visit Instructions:
Please include a picture in your log. You and your GPS receiver do not need to be in the picture. We encourage additional information about your visit (comments about the surrounding area, how you ended up near the marker, etc.) in the log.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|
|