| Marker Number |
9013 |
| Atlas Number |
5499009013 |
| Marker Title |
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church |
| Index Entry |
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church |
| Address |
FM 49 & CR 3275, 14 mi. NE |
| City |
Mineola |
| County |
Wood |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
283227 |
| UTM Northing |
3624544 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1981 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
14 mi. NE of Mineola on FM 49 at CR 3275 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Started as the Holly Springs Baptist Church of Christ, this fellowship is one of the oldest in Wood County. The first meeting was held on November 18, 1853, at the residence of J. D. J. Davis, who served as pastor. Charter members were Samuel Davis, Peter Magnus Gunstream, and Mary Alitia Gunstream. Early worship services were held in a log building and later in a chapel at Liberty Hill, now Pine Mills (1.5 mi. E). A new sanctuary was built here by 1860 and the church name was changed in 1865. The membership has included many early county leaders. (1981) |
