| Marker Number |
1610 |
| Atlas Number |
5059001610 |
| Marker Title |
First Baptist Church of Baird |
| Index Entry |
First Baptist Church of Baird |
| Address |
|
| City |
Baird |
| County |
Callahan |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
462588 |
| UTM Northing |
3583967 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1983 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Race and W. 3rd Streets |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Organized in 1881 with nine charter members, this was the first Baptist Church founded in the new town of Baird. Elder G. P. Johnson led worship services until the Rev. L. S. Knight was called as the first full-time pastor. After meeting in the town schoolhouse for a few years, a church building was completed at this site in 1889, and the first parsonage was built in 1892. The congregation continued to grow and produced several ministers from its membership. Active in mission work, the church has been a vital part of community life in Baird. (1983) |
