First Union Baptist Church - Galveston, TX - Baptist Churches on Waymarking.com

"This church was founded in 1870 as the First Union Free Mission Baptist Church by a delegation representing the American Baptist Free Mission Society of Boston, an interracial antislavery group. First Union was the first church organized by the society in Texas. Its founding resulted from and continued a period of intense rivalry over the recruitment of former slaves in Texas between the newly arrived Northern Free Mission Society and the established Southern based Missionary Baptists.

First Union promptly began an ambitious missionary effort that resulted in the establishment of the Texas Free Mission (Eastern District) Baptist Association in 1871, a Western District Association in 1873, and numerous Free Mission churches throughout the region. The Eastern and Western Districts united to form the American Baptist Convention of Texas in 1882.

The Rev. Benjamin J. Hall, First Union pastor for all but four years (1892-1896) from 1878 until his death in 1914, earned praise for his leadership, efforts to rebuild the church sanctuary after its destruction in the storm of 1900, and for enhancing the congregation's role as mother church of its Texas state convention. A new brick sanctuary was erected here in 1955. (1993)"
Reference: Nearby THC marker

Date Built: 03/04/1956 Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque Service Times: Sunday School - 9:30 AM Morning Worship - 10:45 AM Evening Worship - 06:00 PM Website: [Web Link] Church Address: 1027 Ave K Galveston, TX USA 77550

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