| Marker Number |
12069 |
| Atlas Number |
5321012069 |
| Marker Title |
St. Peter's Baptist Church |
| Index Entry |
St. Peter's Baptist Church |
| Address |
|
| City |
Matagorda |
| County |
Matagorda |
| UTM Zone |
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| UTM Easting |
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| UTM Northing |
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| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; churches; African American topics |
| Marker Year |
1998 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
corner of Austin & Cedar, Matagorda |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Though early records for St. Peter's Baptist Church were lost in heavy storms, the church is likely to have been organized by area African Americans in the 1870s. The heirs of Samuel Rhoads Fisher, who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, deeded land on this site to the trustees of St. Peter's Baptist Church in 1879. After the St. Peter's Church building burned in 1928, members of the Matagorda Baptist Church gave their building to the St. Peter's congregation. In 1998 St. Peter's Baptist Church continues to worship in the traditions of their founders. (1998) |
