Historical MarkerField Street Baptist Church
Cleburne · Johnson County · Dedicated 2011 · THC Atlas #5507016884
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Marker Inscription
IN THE LATE 1800s, A BIBLE STUDY GROUP KNOWN AS THE WEST SIDE MISSION GREW OUT OF PRAYER GROUPS AT CLEBURNE’S FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. ITS BUILDING WAS LOCATED ON A LOT AT WEST WILLINGHAM STREET BOUGHT IN THE EARLY 1900s. IN 1911, THE MISSION BOUGHT A LOT ON THE CORNER OF FIELD AND WARDVILLE ON WHICH TO BUILD ONE DAY AND WAS ORGANIZED INTO FIELD STREET BAPTIST CHURCH DURING A REVIVAL MEETING. A BRICK BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1927. OVER THE YEARS, ADDITIONAL PROPERTY HAS BEEN PURCHASED AND RENOVATIONS COMPLETED. THE CHURCH’S MINISTRY TO CHILDREN, YOUTH, ADULTS, AND SUPPORT OF MISSION WORK DEMONSTRATE ITS MEMBERS’ CONTINUING VISION OF MEETING THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF JOHNSON COUNTY.
About this site
Field Street Baptist Church is a historical marker in Cleburne, Johnson County, dedicated in 2011. It is one of 70 historical markers documented in Johnson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 133 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.3461, -97.3959 near Cleburne. The nearest cataloged historic site is City Spring (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Little Old House, City Wagon Yards, and Yellow Jacket Stadium.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016884. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
