Antioch Church of Christ
N 31° 04.048 W 095° 42.719
15R E 241234 N 3440241
The state historic marker for the Antioch Church of Christ
Waymark Code: WMXFEZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2018
Views: 3
The Antioch Church of Christ is located along SH 21 at Antioch Road near Midway, in Madison County TX.
Marker Number: 12040
Marker Text:
Believed to be among the oldest independent African American churches in Texas, this congregation was established on the Hayes Plantation and named Antioch after a biblical passage. The church moved from the plantation in 1865 and relocated in Midway, where trustees acquired property. The church building also served as a school until a bungalow schoolhouse was erected in 1915. In 1917 a second Church of Christ was formed in the area. The two congregations merged in 1924 and the school was replaced as a Rosenwald School the next year. New church structures were erected in 1937 and again in 1990. The active congregation continues to serve the community with a variety of outreach and worship programs. (1999)
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