Mount Gilead Baptist Church

The earliest religious meetings here began in the late 1840s as part of Lonesome Dove Baptist Church. The Mt. Gilead Congregation was chartered in 1850 under the direction of the Rev. John Allen Freeman (1821-1919) with 8 members, including 2 slaves. It was the first church started after the formation of Tarrant County in 1849. Early services were held in homes and in a log schoolhouse at this site on land owned by Daniel Barcroft (1812-81). Except for a time in the late 1870s and early 1880s when meetings were held elsewhere, the church has worshiped at this site. (1981)

Mount Gilead Baptist Church is a historical marker in Keller, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1981. 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 32.9488, -97.2208 near Keller. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mount Gilead Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Mt. Gilead, Pioneer Stone Burial Cairns, and Keller Methodist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439003490. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.