Marker Inscription
Seventeen charter members, with encouragement from the Rev. G. W. Lane, district missionary, organized this congregation on Dec. 3, 1875. Worship services were held outdoors and in the Masonic Lodge Hall until spring of 1876, when the first church building was erected on this lot donated by Thomas W. Peirce. A revival in the fall of 1876 increased the membership to 50. In 1939 a fire destroyed the sanctuary, education wing, and parsonage. Cornerstone for the present church building was laid on Nov. 13, 1939, with Gov. W. Lee O'Daniel delivering the dedicatory address.
About this site
First Baptist Church of Luling is a historical marker in Luling, Caldwell County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 54 historical markers documented in Caldwell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 106 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.6829, -97.6471 near Luling. The nearest cataloged historic site is Davis, Edgar B., Oil Pioneer-Philanthropist (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Johnson, William, Luling, and Central Texas Oil Patch Museum.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5055009769. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
