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Travis Avenue Baptist Church

Fort Worth, Tarrant County

Marker Text

A Sunday school was started in 1908 in this development outside the city limits. The group became a Mission of the College Avenue Baptist Church, established in 1905 (about 3 Mi. N). By 1910 72 Mission participants were meeting in the Prairie Chapel School. In 1911 18 members formed the Southside Baptist Church and moved a building here in 1913. By 1915 the membership had grown to 231. The Church name changed to Travis Avenue Baptist in 1920 and a new sanctuary was completed in 1925. The church now serves a large area of Fort Worth, and sponsors several outreach ministries. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.

Marker Details

Address 700 block of W. Berry
Location Description 700 block W. Berry, Fort Worth
Marker # 5552
Dedicated 1986
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code Baptist denomination; churches
Latitude, Longitude 32.706537, -97.334183

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