| Marker Number |
6197 |
| Atlas Number |
5085006197 |
| Marker Title |
Saint Mark Baptist Church |
| Index Entry |
Saint Mark Baptist Church |
| Address |
507 Titus St |
| City |
McKinney |
| County |
Collin |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
722501 |
| UTM Northing |
3674339 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; churches; African American topics |
| Marker Year |
1980 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
at the corner of Elm and McDonald (SH5) Streets McKinney |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
The congregation was organized in 1879 by two preachers, the Rev. Dick White and a Rev. Jones, who conducted prayer meetings in area homes. The first church services were held on the farm of Isaac Graves, northeast of McKinney. Originally known as the Free Missionary Baptist Church, the name became Saint Mark in 1886. That same year the church purchased this property and built a brush arbor. A one-room frame building served as the first sanctuary. The present brick edifice was constructed in 1960 during the 1942-1974 pastorate of the Rev. B.T. Jones. (1980) Incise on back: Church Families A. Beavers S. Bell Jr. R.GV. Cofield O.H. Ellis E. Jackson J. Jackson R. Jones E. Killion J. Mack B. Martin L. Newsome A.L. Pearson Geo. Pearson E.T. Robinson E. Smith L. Wattley W.J. Wattley Rev. Erie D. Fields, Pastor |
