Marker Inscription
Organized under a brush arbor, with 21 charter members, Oct. 16, 1892. First pastor, F. M. Herring, and E. M. Moore, Jesse Cunningham and C. C. McCurdy composed the presbytery. Will Dewitt gave land, Nov. 26, 1892, on which the first building was dedicated, May 1893. Tabernacle was built in 1906 and present church, 1913. The charter members were The Revs. and Mmes. Frank Herring and Jim Fagan; Messrs. and Mmes. Will Dewitt, Jake Hodges, John Cameron, Dave Coker, Alfred Loftis and J. A. Payne; also Mrs. E. B. Farmer, Beckie Leech, Green West, Cordelia McNutt, Z. K. Smith. (1969)
About this site
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church is a historical marker in Comanche vicinity, Comanche County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 47 historical markers documented in Comanche County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 80 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.9381, -98.6116 near Comanche vicinity. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hanging Oak (historical marker), about 1.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hardin, John Wesley, Greene, M. R., and Oakwood Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5093003496. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
