Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church

IN 1868, AFRICAN-AMERICAN RESIDENTS BEGAN MEETING FOR WORSHIP IN THE OLD TARRANT SETTLEMENT. UNDER THE REV. MIKE WIGGINS, THEY ESTABLISHED OLD TARRANT BAPTIST CHURCH. IN 1876, THE CONGREGATION MOVED TO THE INTERSECTION OF FRONT AND FULLER STREETS IN THE NEWLY DESIGNATED HOPKINS COUNTY SEAT OF SULPHUR SPRINGS. MEMBERS HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE COMMUNITY SINCE THEN. A 1974 FIRE DESTROYED THE CHURCH; THE BUILDING WAS REPLACED LARGELY THROUGH FUNDS RAISED BY OTHER CHURCHES AND BY LOCAL BUSINESSES. TODAY, MORNING CHAPEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CONTINUES TO BE A SPIRITUAL AND SOCIAL LEADER IN SULPHUR SPRINGS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church is a historical marker in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, dedicated in 2010. It is one of 34 historical markers documented in Hopkins County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 75 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.1351, -95.5976 near Sulphur Springs. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Presbyterian Church of Sulphur Springs (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include General W. H. King, Hopkins County Courthouse, and City National Bank.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016501. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.