Shiloh Baptist Church

According to local tradition former slave Butcher Christian, and noted post-Civil War church organizer the Rev. John Baptist established this church in 1871. Services began in a log sanctuary located on 3 acres donated by Butcher Christian. A school for African Americans operated there until about the 1890s. An adjacent cemetery, with marked graves dating to 1882, is still active. revenues from oil discovered on church land were used to build a new sanctuary here in 1936. Shiloh Baptist serves the community with a variety of programs.

Shiloh Baptist Church is a historical marker in White Oak, Gregg County, dedicated in 1993. It is one of 81 historical markers documented in Gregg County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 124 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.5720, -94.8619 near White Oak. The nearest cataloged historic site is Johnson Cemetery at Shiloh Community (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include White Oak (New), McKinley-McCutcheon, and White Oak.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5183009998. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.