Historical MarkerGreater Mount Olive Baptist Church
Del Rio · Val Verde County · Dedicated 2013 · THC Atlas #5507017541
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Marker Inscription
ORGANIZED IN THE 1920s, THIS CONGREGATION IS THE OLDEST SURVIVING WITH ORIGINS IN DEL RIO’S AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. MEMBERS FIRST HELD SERVICES IN THE A.M.E. METHODIST CHURCH BEFORE SECURING THEIR OWN PROPERTY ON PEIRCE STREET ON MAY 15, 1922. REV. JAMES FENNELL DIRECTED THIS IMPORTANT STEP AND LED THE CHURCH FROM 1922 TO 1958. DESPITE MANY HARDSHIPS, THE CHURCH GREW IN MEMBERSHIP AND FINANCES. THE SANCTUARY WAS REMODELED AND ENLARGED IN THE 1940s. IN 1974, THE CONGREGATION MOVED AGAIN, THIS TIME TO THE FORMER GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH. MEMBERS CONTINUE TO ENRICH THE COMMUNITY IN WORSHIP AND SERVICE.
About this site
Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church is a historical marker in Del Rio, Val Verde County, dedicated in 2013. It is one of 61 historical markers documented in Val Verde County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 75 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3714, -100.9057 near Del Rio. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Carter Family in Del Rio (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church of Del Rio, John Taini, and Glenn-Dowe House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507017541. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
