First Baptist Church
Brenham, Washington County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Organized Dec. 20, 1846, as New Year's Creek Church, at a school house in Allcorn area. Founders were Judge R. E. B. Baylor, W. W. Buster, and Hosea Garrett. Rev. A. D. Fisher was chosen as the church's first pastor in 1847. In 1848, the year Texas Baptist Convention was formed, Baylor University's first president, Rev. Henry L. Graves, became the pastor of this church. Church moved to Brenham, 1853, and name was changed. A large sanctuary built in 1892 was destroyed by fire Dec. 10, 1952. Church rebuilt, and fellowship hall was added by June 1954.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Organized in 1846 as New Year's Creek Church at a schoolhouse in the Allcorn area, this congregation was founded by Judge R. E. B. Baylor, W. W. Buster, and Hosea Garrett. In 1848—the year the Texas Baptist Convention formed—Baylor University's first president, the Rev. Henry L. Graves, became its pastor. The church moved to Brenham in 1853 and took its present name, later rebuilding after a 1952 fire.
Why it matters
Tied to R. E. B. Baylor and Baylor University's first president, this church sits at the founding roots of Baptist education and organization in early Texas.
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Related people
- · R. E. B. Baylor
- · Henry L. Graves
- · Hosea Garrett
- · W. W. Buster
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