Travis Avenue Baptist Church
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Marker Inscription
A Sunday school was started in 1908 in this development outside the city limits. The group became a Mission of the College Avenue Baptist Church, established in 1905 (about 3 Mi. N). By 1910 72 Mission participants were meeting in the Prairie Chapel School. In 1911 18 members formed the Southside Baptist Church and moved a building here in 1913. By 1915 the membership had grown to 231. The Church name changed to Travis Avenue Baptist in 1920 and a new sanctuary was completed in 1925. The church now serves a large area of Fort Worth, and sponsors several outreach ministries. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
A Sunday school begun in 1908 in a development outside Fort Worth's city limits grew from a mission of College Avenue Baptist Church into its own congregation, meeting first in the Prairie Chapel School. Eighteen members formed the Southside Baptist Church in 1911, moved a building to this site in 1913, and by 1915 numbered 231. Renamed Travis Avenue Baptist in 1920 with a new sanctuary in 1925, it grew into a major Fort Worth church.
Why it matters
The congregation's steady growth mirrors the rapid suburban expansion of early-twentieth-century Fort Worth, as scattered developments matured into established city neighborhoods.
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