Elm Grove Baptist Church - Belton, TX
N 30° 59.518 W 097° 27.872
14R E 646605 N 3429723
The Elm Grove Baptist Church is at 6383 Elm Grove Rd, about 5.3 miles southeast of Belton in rural Bell County, TX. Sunday services are at 11 AM.
Waymark Code: WM16EJ3
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2022
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Presumably, there was a community by the name of Elm Grove here at some point. The church has a
Facebook page that hasn't been touched in some time, linking to an inactive website, but the grounds are well-maintained and they are obviously still active. A 2011 Texas Historical Marker provides some history:
In August 1911, a Baptist revival was held at the Elm Grove school, which had served as a worship site for several churches for approximately twenty years. When the school closed in 1915, only the Baptist congregation continued to use the building, and did so until 1999, when the original school building was removed from the site to make way for new construction. Christian outreach has been an important part of the church's ministry since the congregation's earliest days. The church continues today to collect clothing and toys for needy children and support a local food pantry and a local clinic. Elm Grove Baptist Church has also been proud to serve as a place of training for ministerial students throughout its existence.