| Marker Number |
8954 |
| Atlas Number |
5499008954 |
| Marker Title |
East Point Missionary Baptist Church |
| Index Entry |
East Point Missionary Baptist Church |
| Address |
9 mi. S on FM 312, then 1/4 mi. E on FM 2088 |
| City |
Winnsboro |
| County |
Wood |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
285152 |
| UTM Northing |
3634946 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1994 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
9 mi. S of Winnsboro on FM 312, then 1/4 mi. E on FM 2088 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
East Point settlers took steps to establish a local church and school when I. F. Taylor donated land for those purposes in 1878. In 1893 East Point Missionary Baptist Church was established by 12 charter members with the help of the Little Hope Baptist Church (4 miles Southeast). Services were held in a schoolhouse and brush arbor until a sanctuary was built in 1909. A new church building was erected in 1928. East Point School shared this location until 1953. A new sanctuary was built in 1956 and a fellowship hall added in 1979. The church continues to serve the area. (1995) |
