| Marker Number |
12788 |
| Atlas Number |
5171012788 |
| Marker Title |
Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Church |
| Index Entry |
Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Church |
| Address |
|
| City |
Doss |
| County |
Gillespie |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
488467 |
| UTM Northing |
3367816 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
2001 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
0.6 miles east of Doss on FM 648 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Church Ten charter members constituted Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Church in 1901, and elder S. N. Redford served as pastor from 1901 until 1907. Services were held in homes and in the Squaw Creek School until 1911, when members began meeting in the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church building, which they purchased in 1924. New facilities were constructed over time to meet the congregation's needs. A brush arbor at the rear of the property sheltered meetings of the Friendship Association of Primitive Baptists. Annual and, later, triennial camp meetings began in 1963 on the third weekend in July. The Squaw Creek Church continues to serve the Doss Valley and Primitive Baptists across the state. (2002) |
