| Marker Number |
10434 |
| Atlas Number |
5241010434 |
| Marker Title |
Beech Grove Baptist Church |
| Index Entry |
Beech Grove Baptist Church |
| Address |
|
| City |
Jasper |
| County |
Jasper |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
392791 |
| UTM Northing |
3414686 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
FM 777 .5 mi. south of US 190 and Science Hall, 8 mi. west of Jasper |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Baptist worship services were held as early as the 1850s in a building known as Allen's Chapel on the homestead of early pioneer George W. Smyth (1803-1866). The Beech Grove community grew up northwest of Smyth's land, and a school and church building was erected in 1875, the year this church was formally organized. The building burned in 1893, and the Allen's Chapel building was moved and used until 1901, when a new sanctuary was completed at this site. Two later structures were built, in 1950 and 1968. Baptisms were held in Sandy Creek until 1957. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986 |
