First Baptist Church - Canton, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 33.278 W 095° 51.943
15S E 230911 N 3605537
There is a new building and an old building which is now used as a chapel.
Waymark Code: WM14NN2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2021
Views: 0
Historical Marker located in front of the Chapel:
First organized church in city. Founded under leadership of the Rev. J. B. McDaniel, first pastor, Sept. 21, 1871. Charter members: Francis M. and Sue L. Hobbs; Mary King; Montgomery W. and Nancy Knox; Melissa J. and Silphia McCarthy; Elizabeth, Francis, Robert, and Robert McClellen, Jr.; Allen W. and Martha Riley; Susan Wages; Martha Jane Willis. F. M. Hobbs was first clerk; W. M. Knox, D.L. Riley, W. N. Hale, early deacons. Sunday School was started 1885. A purchased school building at this site was first church; another was built 1906; present plant was completed in 1959.
Service Times:
Sunday Mornings - 9AM & 11AM
Wednesday Evenings - 5:30PM-7:30PM
Website: [Web Link]
Church Address:
303 Athens St.
Canton, TX USA
75103
Date Built: Not listed
Age of Church building determined by?: Not listed
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