Marker Inscription
This church was organized by 12 charter members in 1895; the Rev. G.W. Green served as first Pastor. A sanctuary was built here in 1902 on town lots donated by G.W. Gunter. The church supported area missions and organized a Youth Union, Sunday School, and Woman's Missionary Union. The congregation established Shady Grove Baptist Church in 1954. The church was renamed First Baptist Church of Smithfield in 1958. A new sanctuary was built in 1962 and several facilities were added over the years. The church serves the area with a variety of programs.
About this site
Smithfield Baptist Church is a historical marker in North Richland Hills, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1994. 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 32.8671, -97.2111 near North Richland Hills. The nearest cataloged historic site is Smithfield Masonic Lodge No. 455 A.F. & A.M. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Smithfield Church of Christ, Smithfield, and Hightower, Alfred Madison.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439004966. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
