| Marker Number |
8623 |
| Atlas Number |
5185008623 |
| Marker Title |
Union Grove Baptist Church |
| Index Entry |
Union Grove Baptist Church |
| Address |
|
| City |
White Hall |
| County |
Grimes |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
214294 |
| UTM Northing |
3354398 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from the intersection of FM 362 and FM 2988 in Whitehall take FM 362 S approx. 1 mile to Union Grove Baptist Church Rd., take church road E approx. .1 mile to church.
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Organized in Sawyer community about 1865; had 27 members that year. In 1870 Dougald McAlpine donated this 3-acre site. Church building was erected in 1880 and Union Baptist Association held its annual convention here. This congregation (1882) helped form Evergreen Baptist Association, Grimes County Association (1896), and Creath Association (1901). It hosted Evergreen (1892) and the Creath Associations (1901, 1910). Peak membership (1918) was 134. Structure was rebuilt 1952. After a 1965-70 lapse, regular services were resumed in 1971. |
