First Baptist Church of Teague
Teague, Freestone County, Texas
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This church traces its history to 1877, when a small Baptist congregation was organized in the village of Brewer Prairie. It became known as the First Baptist Church of Teague when the town was renamed in 1906. Located at the corner of 6th Avenue and Walnut Street since 1906, the congregation has met in several buildings on this site. The first sanctuary was replaced by a second facility in 1929. After the 1929 building was destroyed by fire, a new brick sanctuary was completed in 1948. The church has been part of Teague history for over a century. (1988)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This congregation began in 1877 among Baptists in the village of Brewer Prairie and took its present name when the town was renamed Teague in 1906. Settled on the corner of 6th Avenue and Walnut Street, it has worshiped in several buildings on the same site — a first sanctuary, a 1929 replacement lost to fire, and a brick sanctuary completed in 1948. Its long continuity mirrors the growth of the town around it.
Why it matters
A church that predates the town it serves anchors local memory, tracing the rise of a Texas railroad community through the institution its families built and rebuilt.
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