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 Bethlehem Baptist Church
N 33° 15.125 W 096° 20.002
14S E 748431 N 3682405
Texas Historical Marker commemorating the Bethlehem Baptist Church, 16167 CR 665, Farmersville, TX. Phone is 972-784-2300.
Waymark Code: WMDHQM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/18/2012
Views: 7
Marker Number: 12926
Marker Text:
Bethlehem Baptist Church was established in 1854. Gifts provided land for a church and cemetery: in 1859, from Hugh and Edea Woody; in 1886, from Peyton D. and Sallie E. Huff; and, in 1904, from J.B. and Martha Watson. At that time, the Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, as it was known then, built a wooden chapel. The church has been part of Sister Grove, East Fork and Collin Baptist associations. Early pastors included B. Watson, W.D. Chapman, W.H. Dunn and A.J. Standifer. No services were held from 1958 to 1984, but a cemetery association maintained the chapel and the grounds, holding annual reunions. In 1984, members reactivated the church, and the growing congregation constructed additional buildings.
(2002)
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