Ash Creek Baptist Church
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N 32° 53.286 W 097° 32.771
14S E 635986 N 3639818
This marker, in Azle next to the eponymous church, tells a little bit of the story of the beginnings of this congregation.
Waymark Code: WM2EG8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2007
Views: 43
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry: Ash Creek Baptist Church
Address: 300 S. Stewart St.
City: Azle
County: Tarrant
Subject Codes: BP; CH
Year Marker Erected: 1979
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Repairs Completed: Refinish/Local Effort
Marker Number: 219
Marker Text:
On September 9, 1871, the Rev. J.C. Powers led 48 charter members in organizing Ash Creek Missionary Baptist Church. Guarding against Indians, Rev. Powers preached with a gun beside his Bible and men kept rifles on their knees. A meeting house was erected at this site in 1891 under the Rev. T.H. Sturges. In summers, brush arbors were built and prayer meetings held on the grounds. The women sold all eggs laid on Sundays to buy Sunday school literature. In 1965 a new auditorium was built and the original structure used for a Fellowship Hall. (1979)
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