First Baptist Church of Arlington

In the 1870s this church was organized at Johnson Station, an early Tarrant County settlement and stagecoach stop. In 1876 the Texas and Pacific Railroad built a line through the area and founded Arlington. The church and other institutions moved to the new town. Worship services were held at several meeting sites before the congregation built a sanctuary at Pecan and Abram Streets in 1917. That Church building burned in 1944, and an auditorium was constructed on South Center Street in 1947. A new sanctuary at this location was added in 1959. (1982)

First Baptist Church of Arlington is a historical marker in Arlington, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 358 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 501 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7339, -97.1073 near Arlington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Andrew Hayter (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Colonel Neel E. Kearby, Arlington Post Office, and North Side School.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439001609. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.