| Marker Number |
12040 |
| Atlas Number |
5313012040 |
| Marker Title |
Antioch Church of Christ |
| Index Entry |
Antioch Church of Christ |
| Address |
SH 21 |
| City |
Midway |
| County |
Madison |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
241235 |
| UTM Northing |
3440241 |
| Subject Codes |
churches; African American topics |
| Marker Year |
1999 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Antioch Community, 3.7 mi E of Midway at Antioch Rd (CR 248) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Believed to be among the oldest independent African American churches in Texas, this congregation was established on the Hayes Plantation and named Antioch after a biblical passage. The church moved from the plantation in 1865 and relocated in Midway, where trustees acquired property. The church building also served as a school until a bungalow schoolhouse was erected in 1915. In 1917 a second Church of Christ was formed in the area. The two congregations merged in 1924 and the school was replaced as a Rosenwald School the next year. New church structures were erected in 1937 and again in 1990. The active congregation continues to serve the community with a variety of outreach and worship programs. (1999) |
