(Marker text pending - Marker recently dedicated in a ceremony at the Galilee Missionary Baptist Church in Sanger, Texas.)
This page last updated: 8/30/2009
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Historic timeline of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, Sanger, TX: 1882 Sanger founded.
1909 - Galilee Missionary Church founded at the farm of John W. & Eliza McCarty, south of Sanger.
1910 - New church was built at 300 East Willow Streeet, which also doubled as a school.
1920s - Women of the congregation raised money to buy a bell for $15.
1957 - A larger building was built in place of the original building.
1970 - The bell was repaired after being inactive for years due to a broken mount.
1998 - The Rev. Reginald Logan became pastor; the current structure replaced the one built in 1957.
2009 - 100-year anniversary with the bell still ringing. |
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Galilee Missionary Baptist Church Historical Marker Location Map, Sanger, Texas
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