Pollok Baptist Church
Pollok, Angelina County, Texas
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Founded as Warren Chapel Baptist Church in 1891, this congregation became known as Pollok Baptist Church in 1896. The first meeting place was shared by the Methodist and Presbyterian churches. Land acquired in 1906 by the Baptists was the site of the first church building. Early baptisms were performed in the Angelina River. Services were held once or twice monthly until 1945 when the first full-time pastor was called. Fire destroyed three church buildings in 1932, 1955, and 1960; the congregation rebuilt each time and continued to serve the area. (1996)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Founded in 1891 as Warren Chapel Baptist Church, this East Texas congregation took the name Pollok Baptist Church in 1896. Its earliest worshippers shared a meeting place with local Methodists and Presbyterians and baptized new members in the Angelina River before the Baptists acquired their own land in 1906. Fire destroyed three successive church buildings between 1932 and 1960, and each time the congregation rebuilt and carried on.
Why it matters
The church's repeated rebuilding after disaster reflects the tenacity of the small rural communities that grew up along Texas's timber-country railroads.
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