Details for Mt. Sinai Baptist Church

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5057003521

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Marker Number 3521
Atlas Number 5057003521
Marker Title Mt. Sinai Baptist Church
Index Entry Mount Sinai Baptist Church
Address 419 Center St.
City Port Lavaca
County Calhoun
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 732128
UTM Northing 3166974
Subject Codes Baptist denomination; churches; African American topics
Marker Year 1980
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location 419 Center St., Port Lavaca
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Organized at Indianola (14 miles SE) in 1870, this church is one of the oldest black fellowships in Calhoun County. The first pastor was the Rev. Joseph Whitlock, an elder in the white Baptist congregation of the city. Several members of this church moved to Port Lavaca in 1875 after a hurricane destroyed the Indianola sanctuary. The remainder of the congregation joined them in 1886 following a second major storm. Known here originally as the Second Baptist Church, the members adopted the present name in 1905, during the 25-year pastorate of the Rev. A. K. Black. (1980)
ATLAS_NUM=5057003521

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