Saint Mark Baptist Church

The congregation was organized in 1879 by two preachers, the Rev. Dick White and a Rev. Jones, who conducted prayer meetings in area homes. The first church services were held on the farm of Isaac Graves, northeast of McKinney. Originally known as the Free Missionary Baptist Church, the name became Saint Mark in 1886. That same year the church purchased this property and built a brush arbor. A one-room frame building served as the first sanctuary. The present brick edifice was constructed in 1960 during the 1942-1974 pastorate of the Rev. B.T. Jones. (1980) Incise on back: Church Families A. Beavers S. Bell Jr. R.GV. Cofield O.H. Ellis E. Jackson J. Jackson R. Jones E. Killion J. Mack B. Martin L. Newsome A.L. Pearson Geo. Pearson E.T. Robinson E. Smith L. Wattley W.J. Wattley Rev. Erie D. Fields, Pastor

Saint Mark Baptist Church is a historical marker in McKinney, Collin County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 193 historical markers documented in Collin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 345 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.1853, -96.6130 near McKinney. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fanny Finch Elementary School (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bingham, John H., House, Faires, F. C., House, and Collin McKinney.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5085006197. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.