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Walnut Creek Baptist Church

Azle, Parker County

Marker Text

This congregation was organized in 1867. Led by the Reverend J.C. Power, worship services were first held in a log cabin. In the 1870s a larger log cabin, which served as a church and school, was built on the banks of Walnut Creek in the community of Parker's Shop (now Reno). The congregation moved to a site south of the second log cabin in the late 1880s and built a frame sanctuary. Adjacent property was acquired in 1947, and has been the site of several buildings. Beginning as a rural church, Walnut Creek Baptist Church has continued to serve a growing congregation. (1988)

Marker Details

Address FM 1542 off FM 730 N of Azle
Location Description From Azle, take FM 730 (in Tarrant County) north about 3 miles; go west on FM 1542 to church.
Marker # 5710
Dedicated 1988
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code Baptist denomination; churches
Latitude, Longitude 32.945911, -97.581882

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