Marker Inscription
Organized at Indianola (14 miles SE) in 1870, this church is one of the oldest black fellowships in Calhoun County. The first pastor was the Rev. Joseph Whitlock, an elder in the white Baptist congregation of the city. Several members of this church moved to Port Lavaca in 1875 after a hurricane destroyed the Indianola sanctuary. The remainder of the congregation joined them in 1886 following a second major storm. Known here originally as the Second Baptist Church, the members adopted the present name in 1905, during the 25-year pastorate of the Rev. A. K. Black. (1980)
About this site
Mount Sinai Baptist Church is a historical marker in Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 36 historical markers documented in Calhoun County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 56 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.6106, -96.6260 near Port Lavaca. The nearest cataloged historic site is Beaumont, Jefferson (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Port Lavaca Cemetery, Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church, and Calhoun County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5057003521. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
