Details for First Baptist Church of Rockwall
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5397006139
Data
Marker Number | 6139 |
Atlas Number | 5397006139 |
Marker Title | First Baptist Church of Rockwall |
Index Entry | First Baptist Church of Rockwall |
Address | 600 block of S. Goliad St. |
City | Rockwall |
County | Rockwall |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 737406 |
UTM Northing | 3645782 |
Subject Codes | Baptist denomination; churches |
Marker Year | 1976 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
Marker Location | 600 block of S. Goliad Street at the corner of S. Goliad and Boydstun Street, Rockwall |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
Marker Text | Organized in 1852 by Elder John R. Briscoe and Elder M. Glover in the home of J. C. Williams, this was originally called New Hope Baptist Church, as Rockwall was not founded until 1854. Charter members: Hester, Isaac, James, Mildred, and Persila Briscoe; Felitha, Martha and Rosana Jones; Hannah Thompson; J. C. and Nancy Williams. First regular pastor was the Rev. H. E. Calahan. After years in homes, schoolhouses, and a Masonic hall, the congregation occupied a building of its own in 1876; present sanctuary, 1970. This is the oldest congregation in the Dallas Baptist Association. (1976) |