Rocky Creek Baptist Church
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N 31° 46.028 W 099° 05.149
14R E 491873 N 3514628
This marker stands at the north corner of the intersection of FM 279 and County Road 557 near Brownwood.
Waymark Code: WMDR9D
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2012
Views: 10
Marker erected by Texas Historical Commission.
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry: Rocky Creek Baptist Church
Address: 4301 CR 557
City: Brownwood
County: Brown
Subject Codes: Baptist denomination; churches
Year Marker Erected: 2001
Marker Location: 8 miles north of Brownwood on FM 279 to intersection with CR 557 (4301 CR 557)
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 12400
Marker Text:
Eighteen people gathered under a brush arbor near Rocky Creek in Brown County on August 18, 1877, to organize a Baptist congregation. They called the Rev. R. L. Baker as their first pastor, and by November began construction of a one-room church building. It was replaced by a larger structure in 1889, and in 1919 that building was destroyed in a storm. The congregation ceased meeting for two years, but in 1921 came together to once again build a new house of worship. The church grew in the ensuing decades, offering a variety of worship, educational and outreach programs. New structures were completed at this site in 1952 and 1983. The congregation continues to serve the community. (2001)
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