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First Baptist Church of Hearne |
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Davis and Magnolia, Hearne,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
30° 52' 40.67208000012",
-96° 35' 36.50102000016"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Organized April 18, 1869, as Hearne Station Baptist Church, with 11 charter members. After great revivals under the Rev. Major Penn, and gift of a site by incorporators of Southern Pacific Railroad, a sanctuary was built in 1877. Pastor H. R. Carroll and congregation laid cornerstone Sept. 2, 1907, for a new auditorium, adopting name First Baptist Church. On Jan. 23, 1966, present church was dedicated under leadership of the Rev. James Scirratt. This congregation organized and in 1969 erected a building for a Mexican Baptist mission.
This page last updated: 8/30/2009 |
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First Baptist Church of Hearne Historical Marker Location Map, Texas
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Related Themes:
Texas Baptist Churches
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