First Christian Church

In December 1886, evangelist J. P. Pinkerton led 26 people from 19 families to found this church. Members met in the Shackelford County Courthouse. Miss Betty Parker then gave $50 to buy land for a one-room frame building completed in January 1889 at South Third and Pecan. In 1920, the church sold that property to the American Legion, when Mrs. J. W. Eaheart donated land at South Second and Walnut. The new church, which included a fellowship hall and seven Sunday school rooms, was dedicated on September 11, 1921. The church was remodeled and enlarged in 1953. A congregation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), this pioneer Albany church continues to witness and worship here, and to serve this community.

First Christian Church is a historical marker in Albany, Shackelford County, dedicated in 2013. It is one of 36 historical markers documented in Shackelford County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 57 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7232, -99.2955 near Albany. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rye-Caperton House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Old Jail Art Center, Lt. Col. William E. Dyess, and Lynch Building, The.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507017640. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.