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First Baptist Church of Luling

Luling, Caldwell County

Marker Text

Seventeen charter members, with encouragement from the Rev. G. W. Lane, district missionary, organized this congregation on Dec. 3, 1875. Worship services were held outdoors and in the Masonic Lodge Hall until spring of 1876, when the first church building was erected on this lot donated by Thomas W. Peirce. A revival in the fall of 1876 increased the membership to 50. In 1939 a fire destroyed the sanctuary, education wing, and parsonage. Cornerstone for the present church building was laid on Nov. 13, 1939, with Gov. W. Lee O'Daniel delivering the dedicatory address.

Marker Details

Address 218 North Magnolia Avenue
Location Description corner of Austin and Magnolia St. (US Hwy. 183)
Marker # 9769
Dedicated 1978
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code Baptist denomination; churches
Latitude, Longitude 29.683827, -97.647213

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