Mission Springs Baptist Church

Several members of Ebenezer Baptist Church, organized nearby in 1884, established Missionary Springs Baptist Church n 1894. The church is named for springs at the site of initial brush arbor services. The Rev. William Hendrix was called as first pastor in 1902, the year the church joined the Southern Baptist Association. A frame sanctuary was erected at this site about 1905. Renamed Mission Springs Baptist Church about 1918, the congregation has acquired new facilities over the years and continues its support of a Sunday School, youth groups, and home and foreign missions. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845 - 1995

Mission Springs Baptist Church is a historical marker in Henderson, Rusk County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 72 historical markers documented in Rusk County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 184 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.1263, -94.7601 near Henderson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Crow (cemetery), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ebenezer Cemetery, Rogers- Craig House, and Crim House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5401011014. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.