First Baptist Church of Palacios

The Rev. William H. Travis formed a school and Missionary Baptist church in Palacios in 1905. That year, the congregation became known as First Baptist Church. In 1906, the Texas Baptist Convention chose Palacios as the site for its Baptist Training Union Encampment, bringing missionaries and teachers into the community each year. At the corner of Welch and Second Street in 1909, the church built a sanctuary, having worshiped previously in homes and at the encampment tabernacle. The congregation grew over the next decades, moving in the 1970s to a larger building at this site, where it has continued to grow and serve its community. (2005)

First Baptist Church of Palacios is a historical marker in Palacios, Matagorda County, dedicated in 2004. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Matagorda County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 114 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 28.7021, -96.2122 near Palacios. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pybus-Koerber House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include St. John's Episcopal Church, Texas Baptist Encampment Grounds, and First United Methodist Church of Palacios.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5321013271. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.