First Baptist Church

Organized Dec. 20, 1846, as New Year's Creek Church, at a school house in Allcorn area. Founders were Judge R. E. B. Baylor, W. W. Buster, and Hosea Garrett. Rev. A. D. Fisher was chosen as the church's first pastor in 1847. In 1848, the year Texas Baptist Convention was formed, Baylor University's first president, Rev. Henry L. Graves, became the pastor of this church. Church moved to Brenham, 1853, and name was changed. A large sanctuary built in 1892 was destroyed by fire Dec. 10, 1952. Church rebuilt, and fellowship hall was added by June 1954.

First Baptist Church is a historical marker in Brenham, Washington County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 155 historical markers documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 355 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.1696, -96.3968 near Brenham. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Christian Church of Brenham (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Methodist Church, Synagogue B'nai Abraham (Moved to Austin Jewish Communicty Center), and St. Anthony Hotel.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477008332. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.