Pidcoke Baptist Church
Pidcoke, Coryell County, Texas
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Organized in 1884 as Harmony Baptist Church, this congregation began with four charter members. Early worship services were held in the local schoolhouse. A sanctuary, erected in 1907 was destroyed by fire two years later. A new church was built by 1911, and in 1916 the name was changed to Pidcoke Baptist Church. In 1934, a new sanctuary replaced the 1911 structure. Among the church's traditions are camp meetings and baptisms in Cow House Creek. Active in community projects, the congregation led in the restoration of Pidcoke Cemetery.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Founded in 1884 as Harmony Baptist Church with just four members, this Coryell County congregation first met in the local schoolhouse. A 1907 sanctuary burned within two years, a new one rose by 1911, and in 1916 the church took the name of its community, Pidcoke. Its traditions ran to camp meetings and baptisms in Cow House Creek, and it helped restore the Pidcoke Cemetery.
Why it matters
A rural church like this was the social spine of its settlement—schoolhouse, revival ground, and caretaker of the community's memory all at once.
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