| Marker Number |
7101 |
| Atlas Number |
5139007101 |
| Marker Title |
First Baptist Church of Palmer |
| Index Entry |
First Baptist Church of Palmer |
| Address |
200 S. Sherman St. |
| City |
Palmer |
| County |
Ellis |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
719187 |
| UTM Northing |
3590428 |
| Subject Codes |
churches; Baptist denomination; ministers |
| Marker Year |
1976 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
First Baptist Church of Palmer, NW corner S. Sherman and W. Cooper streets |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
The Rev. T. H. Durham preached at the organizational meeting of this Missionary Baptist Church on Nov. 17, 1873. Charter members included Lucinda Crawford, Susan and John Nixon, and Elizabeth and James Perkins. Worship services were originally held in the members' homes. By 1891, this Baptist fellowship was sharing a Union Church building with three other denominations. The present frame structure, built in 1900-1901, has been periodically enlarged and modernized. Five persons from this congregation have been ordained into the ministry. (1976) |
