Harris Creek Baptist Church
McLennan County, McLennan County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Worship services of the Harris Creek Baptist Church were held for a time in the home of Aquilla and Delila Jones. In 1872 the couple gave this 1.6-acre site for construction of a church and schoolhouse and for a cemetery. In 1879 the fellowship joined Leon River Baptist Association and later Waco Baptist Association. In 1928 after a period of growth a new sanctuary was erected during the pastorate of the Rev. Kermit Melugin. A methodist congregation shared the facility from 1932 until 1960. A new brick auditorium was dedicated in 1977.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Harris Creek Baptist Church began in the home of Aquilla and Delila Jones, who in 1872 gave 1.6 acres of McLennan County land for a church, schoolhouse, and cemetery. The congregation grew through the following decades, sharing its building with a Methodist congregation from 1932 to 1960 and dedicating a new brick auditorium in 1977.
Why it matters
The single plot serving as church, school, and burying ground shows how rural Texas communities built all of civic life around one gathering place.
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Related people
- · Aquilla Jones
- · Delila Jones
- · Kermit Melugin
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