Black Jack Baptist Church
Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas
Marker Inscription
The founding of this congregation was sponsored by the neighboring Liberty Baptist Church. Organized in May 1885 with 17 charter members, the church called James G. Cooper to serve as its first pastor. The community schoolhouse served as a meeting place until 1894, when a sanctuary was constructed at this site. Black Jack Baptist Church began a Sunday School program in 1909. Although the membership disbanded during the World War II years and again in the late 1960s it is an important part of the religious heritage of Burleson County. (1985)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Sponsored by the nearby Liberty Baptist Church, this congregation organized in May 1885 with seventeen charter members and called James G. Cooper as its first pastor. Members met in the community schoolhouse until a sanctuary was built here in 1894, and a Sunday School began in 1909. Though its membership disbanded during World War II and again in the late 1960s, the church remains part of Burleson County's religious heritage.
Why it matters
Its interruptions and revivals mirror the fortunes of rural Texas communities strained by war and out-migration in the twentieth century.
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