| Marker Number |
11215 |
| Atlas Number |
5225011215 |
| Marker Title |
First Baptist Church of Grapeland |
| Index Entry |
First Baptist Church of Grapeland |
| Address |
402 W. Chestnut |
| City |
Grapeland |
| County |
Houston |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
264315 |
| UTM Northing |
3486884 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
|
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
402 W. Chestnut, Grapeland |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
As Baptists from surrounding rural communities began to move to the thriving railroad town of Grapeland, the need for a Baptist church in town led to the establishment of this congregation in 1891. Services were held in the public school until 1909 when a frame building was completed. Destroyed by fire in 1948, it was replaced in 1949. Many community leaders and their descendants were members of this church, which has sustained a full-time pastor since 1924. The church was instrumental in establishing a mission to the area in 1986 and continues to serve the public. |
