| Marker Number |
5710 |
| Atlas Number |
5367005710 |
| Marker Title |
Walnut Creek Baptist Church |
| Index Entry |
Walnut Creek Baptist Church |
| Address |
FM 1542 off FM 730 N of Azle |
| City |
Azle |
| County |
Parker |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
632561 |
| UTM Northing |
3646183 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1988 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Azle, take FM 730 (in Tarrant County) north about 3 miles; go west on FM 1542 to church. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
This congregation was organized in 1867. Led by the Reverend J.C. Power, worship services were first held in a log cabin. In the 1870s a larger log cabin, which served as a church and school, was built on the banks of Walnut Creek in the community of Parker's Shop (now Reno). The congregation moved to a site south of the second log cabin in the late 1880s and built a frame sanctuary. Adjacent property was acquired in 1947, and has been the site of several buildings. Beginning as a rural church, Walnut Creek Baptist Church has continued to serve a growing congregation. (1988) |
