| Marker Number |
15539 |
| Atlas Number |
5507015539 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Concord Baptist Church |
| Index Entry |
Concord Baptist Church, Site of |
| Address |
5958 CR 2132 |
| City |
Rye |
| County |
Liberty |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
330029 |
| UTM Northing |
3366307 |
| Subject Codes |
churches; Baptist denomination |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
First Concord Baptist Church. From Rye, south 1 mi. to CR 2132, 0.1 mi. W to church and cemetery |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Organized May 24, 1845 with the following members: Nancy Lea, Margaret Houston, Antoinette L. Bledsoe, Joseph L. Ellis, Benjamin F. Ellis, Archer B. Worsham and B. F. Brown, pastor - - It sent delegates to the Baptist State Convention organized September 8, 1848 at Anderson, Texas - General Sam Houston attended services here. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
