| Marker Number |
12400 |
| Atlas Number |
5049012400 |
| Marker Title |
Rocky Creek Baptist Church |
| Index Entry |
Rocky Creek Baptist Church |
| Address |
4300 CR 557 |
| City |
Brownwood |
| County |
Brown |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
491872 |
| UTM Northing |
3514630 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
2001 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from Brownwood, 8 miles northwest on SH 279 to CR 557 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| 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) |
