First Baptist Church - Huntsville, TX
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N 30° 43.327 W 095° 32.922
15R E 255944 N 3401580
Organized in 1844, First Baptist Church of Huntsville is a deep rooted part of this community.
Waymark Code: WMY0E6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2018
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The Texas Historical Marker here tells:
One of the earliest Baptist congregations in Texas, this church was organized in 1844 by The Rev. Z. N. Morrell, who served as first pastor. The Rev. J. W. D. Creath, a missionary from Virginia, was the second, and The Rev. G. W. Baines, known now as an ancestor of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson, was the third. General Sam Houston, ex-president of the Republic of Texas, was a member. The congregation dedicated its first church building in 1851; it was on this site. A bell added in the 1850s became a pride of the city.
This church hosted the Baptist State Convention five times in the 1850s and 60s. One of the first regular Sunday schools in Texas functioned here by 1864. Blacks in the membership requested and received letters of dismission in 1868, to organize a church of their own. After Sam Houston Normal Institute (now Sam Houston State University) was established in 1879, many of its people came to augment the leadership in this church.
The congregation has erected houses of worship in 1891, 1924, and 1954. Throughout its history, it has promoted and financed mission work, and has helped to organize and encourage other congregations. (1977)
Date Built: 01/01/1955
Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque
Service Times:
Sunday Worship 10:50 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Bible Study 9:00 a.m.
Website: [Web Link]
Church Address:
1229 Ave J
Huntsville, TX USA
77320
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