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First Baptist Church of Bells

Bells, Grayson County

Marker Text

Originally known as Bell Plain Baptist Church, this congregation was organized in 1879 at the home of J. A. Lindsay. The first services were conducted in the Bailey Junction Schoolhouse by the Rev. Isaac Reed. In 1884, soon after the school building burned, the members constructed a sanctuary on property donated by A. T. Wilson. They worshiped there as the Baptist Church of Christ until about 1896, when high winds destroyed the structure. Later that year the congregation built a chapel at this location. The present sanctuary was completed in 1954.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description US 69, just south of US 82
Marker # 7363
Dedicated 1980
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code Baptist denomination; churches
Latitude, Longitude 33.609339, -96.410519

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