Bedias First Baptist Church

The Rev. Anderson Buffington (1806-91), a Baptist missionary who fought at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836, organized this church in 1848. Services were held in a small schoolhouse until the 1850s. In 1859 the congregation built this structure, which also served as a school until about 1903. Members of this fellowship helped start several other Baptist churches nearby. The congregation survived a split in 1913, but later dwindled because of population changes. The last regular service was held here in 1965. Restored in 1974, the building was deeded to the Bedias Cemetery Association.

Bedias First Baptist Church is a historical marker in Bedias, Grimes County, dedicated in 1975. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Grimes County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 213 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.7727, -95.9420 near Bedias. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bedias Methodist Church (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Town of Bedias, Bedias Museum and Library, and Lone Star.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5185009407. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.