First Baptist Church of Navasota - Navasota, TX
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jhuoni
N 30° 23.265 W 096° 05.079
14R E 780138 N 3365359
Founded in 1860 by six men, First Baptist Church has over 1,000 members and the church and its associated buildings take up the entire block.
Waymark Code: WMVJHF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2017
Views: 3
Marker Number: 8574
Marker Text:
In the spring of 1860, six men formed this church, one of the first of any faith in the railroad town of Navasota. By fall there were 52 members, and growth continued. Services were held in the town's schoolhouse, and then in a Methodist church, until the Baptists received a site as a gift from the Houston & Texas Central Railway, and built a small frame sanctuary about 1872. A permanent edifice of native stone was started after Mrs. A. E. Baten, wife of the pastor, drew plans in 1889. Funds came from members and non-members, sometimes as donations of cattle, and a 46' x 67' x 37' x 67' stone building with a steeple was completed in 1890. By 1925 more room was needed; a 2-story annex was constructed. Although a new, larger sanctuary was erected in 1955, the 1890 building is still used. In 1969, it was converted into a fellowship hall, and after a disastrous fire the next year was restored in 1971.
The congregation - now numbering more than 900 members - founded and financed one local mission that became self-supporting, and now underwrites another. During the church's first 116 years, it has been served by 35 pastors. (1977)
Date Built: 01/01/1890
Age of Church building determined by?: Historical marker
Service Times:
Sunday School 9:15 am
Worship 10:30 am
Evening Worship 6:00 pm
Website: [Web Link]
Church Address:
301 Church Street
Navasota, TX USA
77868
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