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Union Grove Baptist Church

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White Hall, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 17' 15.571176", -95° 58' 12.853308"
 
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    Organized in Sawyer community about 1865; had 27 members that year. In 1870 Dougald McAlpine donated this 3-acre site. Church building was erected in 1880 and Union Baptist Association held its annual convention here. This congregation (1882) helped form Evergreen Baptist Association, Grimes County Association (1896), and Creath Association (1901). It hosted Evergreen (1892) and the Creath Associations (1901, 1910). Peak membership (1918) was 134. Structure was rebuilt 1952. After a 1965-70 lapse, regular services were resumed in 1971.

This page last updated: 8/30/2009

Union Grove Baptist Church Historical Marker Location Map, White Hall, Texas

 
   
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