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Perryville Baptist Church

Winnsboro, Wood County

Marker Text

In June 1884 five neighbors gathered to organize the County Line Missionary Baptist Church of Wood County. One month later charter members W. F. Bailey, J. M. Richards, S. M. Lindsey, Mrs. L. T. Bailey, and Mrs. Martha Cartwright chose J. O. Carnes as their first pastor. Services were held in the local school building for several years, until a church building was erected. In June 1908 the church was called the Missionary Baptist Church of Christ at Perryville. The name became Perryville Baptist Church in 1925. Descendants of charter members remain active in the church. (1986)

Marker Details

Address FM 852/FM 2088 intersection, 10 mi. SE
Location Description 10 mi. SE of Winnsboro on FM 852 to FM 2088 intersection
Marker # 9015
Dedicated 1986
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code Baptist denomination; churches
Latitude, Longitude 32.865631, -95.160093

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