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St. Philip's Episcopal Church

Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County

Marker Text

Episcopal missionaries preached in Sulphur Springs as early as the 1860s. This church was founded in 1872 after Bishop Alexander Gregg and Father Francis R. Starr visited the community. For over 20 years, the small Episcopal congregation worshiped in the Presbyterian Church building. In 1887 C. M. Houston (1809-1896) and his wife Nancy (1823-1890) donated this land for a church site. The original portion of the present church structure was erected about 1895. It was later enlarged and remodeled.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description
Marker # 7324
Dedicated 1978
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code churches; Episcopal denomination
Latitude, Longitude Exact Lat/Lon Unknown

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