| Marker Number |
10356 |
| Atlas Number |
5213010356 |
| Marker Title |
First Baptist Church on Walker Street |
| Index Entry |
First Baptist Church on Walker Street |
| Address |
205 N. Walker St. |
| City |
Malakoff |
| County |
Henderson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
780654 |
| UTM Northing |
3563301 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; churches; African American topics |
| Marker Year |
1985 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
N. Walker St., 1/2 block north of SH 31 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In 1894, the Rev. Monroe F. Jackson came to Malakoff and founded this congregation. He named it Good Hope Baptist Church. The same year, church trustees Sam Robinson, Monroe Porter, and Governor Wilson acquired land at this site for a church building. Over the years, the members of the Good Hope fellowship have sponsored the founding of several other churches in western Henderson County, including Antioch and Macedonia. The current name was chosen after Good Hope merged with Mt. Olive Baptist Church in 1939. (1985) |
