Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church and School

Area slaves used a brush arbor for informal church services held by white minister Jeremiah Seely in the early 1850s. The congregation formally organized as Freedmen in 1866; Boney Moffett was elected first elder. Shiloh School, which was inspired by the church, began about 1867. Shiloh Church served as the "mother church" of the Zion Rest Primitive Baptist District Association. Prominent benefactor Minyard Harriss deeded two acres here to the church in 1891. The fourth sanctuary was built here in the 1920s. Shiloh School closed in 1949 but the church continues to serve the local community.

Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church and School is a historical marker in Kirvin, Freestone County, dedicated in 1993. It is one of 57 historical markers documented in Freestone County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 145 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.7748, -96.3438 near Kirvin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Woodland Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Woodland College for Boys, Sessions Cemetery, and Session.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5161009903. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.