| Marker Number |
388 |
| Atlas Number |
5321000388 |
| Marker Title |
Bethel Baptist Church |
| Index Entry |
Bethel Baptist Church |
| Address |
1200 Ave C |
| City |
Bay City |
| County |
Matagorda |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
210268 |
| UTM Northing |
3210747 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; women, women's history topics; libraries; churches; fraternal organizations |
| Marker Year |
1993 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
1200 Avenue C, Bay City |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Lacking church facilities in their "North-end" African American neighborhood, Harris and Maria Anderson began to hold lay services in their home about 1904. They built a brush arbor and in 1905 organized the Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe Wren as its first pastor. The church met in a building relocated to this site in 1906. The congregation erected its first sanctuary here in 1910. It was eventually razed and replaced with a brick church building in 1954. The church has maintained a tradition of pride in its facilities and continues to serve the community. (1993) |
