Eagle Springs Baptist Church - McGregor, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 21.054 W 097° 28.608
14R E 644886 N 3469493
There is a driveway that goes in front of the New Church and leads to the cemetery and the Old Church. The original wooden church was moved twice and now stands near the cemetery gate.
Waymark Code: WMY4KF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/20/2018
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Built in 1878 in the vanished town of Eagle Springs, Texas, the Historic Eagle Springs Baptist Church is one of few remaining examples of early pioneer architecture. It has two front doors. Men and women entered and sat separately.
Historical Marker
This congregation grew from an early Coryell County fellowship known as the Church of Onion Creek. Worshippers met in a log building until it burned in 1854. In 1858 this site was acquired for a new church building. In the same year, the Rev. John McLain, a Baptist Missionary, organized the Eagle Springs Baptist Church from the earlier congregation. Charter members included J. H. and Nancy Estep; Evan A. and Tabitha Culpepper; Wyatt, Naomi and Serepha Hall; F. M. Elmira, and Mary Grimes; Daniel Jones; and C. S. and Zura Strickland.
By 1880 Eagle Springs was a thriving community with two grocery stores, two doctors' offices, a post office, and a school. The congregation grew also, with many baptisms being held in the Leon River. During the first decades of the twentieth century, families began moving away from Eagle Springs. The community school was closed in 1935, and in 1948 members of Eagle Springs Baptist Curch voted to disband. The church building was retained, however, for reunions and occasional services. It is one of the few remaining structures in the Eagle Springs Community.