County Line Baptist Church

This church, originally called the Colored Missionary Baptist Church, has served as a spiritual leader for African Americans in the area since 1863. Early members met under a brush arbor before building a chapel near the Cooke and Denton county line in 1874. In 1882, the church moved to Pilot Point. The County Line congregation has been active in the community and state through a variety of programs, including establishment of adult literacy classes, organized by Pauline Wilkerson Varner in 1939, and serving as the host for associational conventions. Today, County Line Baptist Church continues to serve a widespread area of northeast Denton County. (2007)

County Line Baptist Church is a historical marker in Pilot Point, Denton County, dedicated in 2007. It is one of 110 historical markers documented in Denton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 174 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.3980, -96.9536 near Pilot Point. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pilot Point Community Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pilot Point Post-Signal, Pilot Point, and St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013866. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.