Historical Marker

First Baptist Church of Athens

Athens · Henderson County · Dedicated 2003 · THC Atlas #5507014327

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About this site

First Baptist Church of Athens is a historical marker in Athens, Henderson County, dedicated in 2003. It is one of 67 historical markers documented in Henderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 158 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.2035, -95.8524 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is First United Presbyterian Church of Athens (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Athens Review, Henderson County Courthouse, and Faulk and Gauntt Building.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014327. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

First Baptist Church of Athens has roots in the town's earliest years after Athens was founded in 1850, when an early meeting house on what is now South Palestine Street served several congregations under the name Bethel Baptist, later Athens Baptist Church. A brick building was completed in 1920 under the Rev. M.L. Fuller, and the congregation adopted the name First Baptist Church of Athens. The Texas Historical Commission erected a marker in 2004.

Sources: hmdb.org atlas.thc.texas.gov

📍 32.2035, -95.8524 · Athens, Henderson County

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