Concord Baptist Church
Greenville, Hunt County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Oldest institution in Hunt County. Organized 1844 by Rev. Ben Watson under a tree near Shady Grove. First building erected near that spot. Several moves later, congregation settled on this site, 1885. Concord helped organize Texas Baptist Convention in 1848.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Concord Baptist Church was organized in 1844 by the Rev. Ben Watson beneath a tree near Shady Grove, making it, by the marker's account, the oldest institution in Hunt County. The congregation raised its first building near that spot and, after several moves, settled on this site in 1885. Along the way it helped organize the Texas Baptist Convention in 1848.
Why it matters
Frontier churches like Concord were often the first lasting institutions in a new county, anchoring community life on the edge of Republic-era and early-statehood Texas.
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