Site of the First Kirbyville Church
N 30° 39.677 W 093° 53.568
15R E 414467 N 3392404
Marker gives brief history of the first Kirbyville church site.
Waymark Code: WM117NJ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2019
Views: 4
Located behind the Kirbyville Church of Christ, on North Elizabeth Street, close to the intersection of East Main Street.
Marker Number: 10446
Marker Text:
This site became the center of spiritual and cultural activity in the Kirbyville area in 1898, when John Henry Kirby gave two town lots to the Baptist church for the erection of a sanctuary. The building was shared with the Methodist congregation until 1905, when the Methodists built their own structure. In 1916, the Baptists moved to other locations and a group of Free Methodists occupied the site. The property was sold in 1925 to private enterprise and used for secular purposes until 1962, when it was purchased by the Church of Christ. (1974)
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