| Marker Number |
9015 |
| Atlas Number |
5499009015 |
| Marker Title |
Perryville Baptist Church |
| Index Entry |
Perryville Baptist Church |
| Address |
FM 852/FM 2088 intersection, 10 mi. SE |
| City |
Winnsboro |
| County |
Wood |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
297888 |
| UTM Northing |
3638459 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
10 mi. SE of Winnsboro on FM 852 to FM 2088 intersection |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In June 1884 five neighbors gathered to organize the County Line Missionary Baptist Church of Wood County. One month later charter members W. F. Bailey, J. M. Richards, S. M. Lindsey, Mrs. L. T. Bailey, and Mrs. Martha Cartwright chose J. O. Carnes as their first pastor. Services were held in the local school building for several years, until a church building was erected. In June 1908 the church was called the Missionary Baptist Church of Christ at Perryville. The name became Perryville Baptist Church in 1925. Descendants of charter members remain active in the church. (1986) |
