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First Christian Church

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207 N. Davis St. at Atkins St., Sulphur Springs, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 33° 9' 17.16576999984", -95° 36' 21.65103"
 
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     (Disciples of Christ) In the 1850s, Disciples in the pioneer town of Bright Star, also known as The Sulphur Springs, gathered for religious meetings at neighbors' homes and in a vacant store. Two evangelists, the Rev. Charles Carlton and the Rev. J. M. Baird, organized this congregation in 1870. Joseph Hooten, a church elder, acted as interim pastor until the arrival of the first full-time minister, the Rev. Lawrence W. Scott, who served 1871-79. Shortly afterward, this fellowship purchased, in partnership with the First Baptist Church, one-half interest in a white frame sanctuary being vacated by the Methodists. The congregations worshiped on alternate Sundays.The Disciples sold their share to the Baptists in 1884 and constructed a separate church to accommodate the growing membership. This was a clapboard building in the Gothic style with a steep roof, tall arched windows, and a central bell tower and spire. Under the leadership of the Rev. D. Cephas Shelburne, a larger white brick sanctuary was completed in 1914. Classrooms were later annexed and a two-story house on a lot adjoining the church property was purchased for an education building. In 1962 a new sanctuary replaced the old church structure.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

First Christian Church Historical Marker Location Map, Sulphur Springs, Texas

 
   
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