First Baptist Church - Crockett, TX
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N 31° 19.041 W 095° 27.171
15R E 266582 N 3467371
Lovely brick church with a curved entrance. Six large white columns make a contrast to the red brick.
Waymark Code: WMZ79X
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2018
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Marker Text:
A Baptist church, led by pioneer James T. Heplin, was meeting in Crockett as early as 1846. A second Baptist congregation was formally organized in 1850. Named Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Crockett, the congregation built a sanctuary on El Camino Real, now known as East Houston Avenue.
A frame structure, completed about 1874 and known as Crockett Baptist Church at North 7th Street and East Houston, served the congregation until 1910. In that year the church, renamed First Baptist Church of Crockett, began construction of a new brick sanctuary. While it was under construction, worship services were held in the county courthouse. The new church building was completed by 1912.
On December 26, 1946, the sanctuary was destroyed by fire. Rather than rebuild on the same site, the congregation elected to relocate. Services were held in the high school until 1949, when a new church building was completed at East Goliad Street and South 8th Street. An education building, fellowship hall, and other facilities were later added to the church property.
First Baptist Church has served its community for over a century and has been an important part of Crockett history.
Date Built: 01/01/1948
Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque
Service Times:
Sunday Worship 10:15 AM
Website: [Web Link]
Church Address:
801 E Goliad Ave.
Crockett, TX USA
75835
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