| Marker Number |
7965 |
| Atlas Number |
5455007965 |
| Marker Title |
Pennington Baptist Church |
| Index Entry |
Pennington Baptist Church |
| Address |
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| City |
Pennington |
| County |
Trinity |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
286975 |
| UTM Northing |
3452909 |
| Subject Codes |
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| Marker Year |
|
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
junction of FM 358 and FM 2781 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In 1860 eight settlers began the Salem Baptist Church. Elder R.A. Clifton served as the first pastor. After landowner Daniel Dailey laid out Pennington in 1866, the congregation bought this land. They moved from the original church house near the cemetery and erected a structure. The name changed at the conference in 1869 to "Pennington Baptist Church". A third building was completed in 1913. The church began in 1947 providing full-time services under the pastorate of The Rev. E.P. Coe. In 1955 the fourth building was dedicated. |
