| Marker Number |
10815 |
| Atlas Number |
5365010815 |
| Marker Title |
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church |
| Index Entry |
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church |
| Address |
|
| City |
Carthage |
| County |
Panola |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
379856 |
| UTM Northing |
3552632 |
| Subject Codes |
African American topics; Baptist denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1994 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
5 mi. SE of Carthage on FM 699 at CR 407 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Five charter members founded this church in 1871. J. F. McLendon and W. H. H. Hayes served as first pastors. A sanctuary was built on 2.4 acres (present-day Antioch Cemetery) donated by T. J. Miller and Margaret Barnes in 1876. It was destroyed by fire and a new church building was erected here on land purchased by B. G. Holmes about 1883. It burned in 1939 but was rebuilt in 1940. Services were conducted once monthly until 1950, when a parsonage was built at the former site of Antioch School. The congregation continues to serve the community with various programs and activities. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995 |
