Historical MarkerCooper Creek Baptist Church
Denton · Denton County · Dedicated 2012 · THC Atlas #5507017246
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Marker Inscription
AS EARLY AS 1872 BAPTISTS IN THE COOPER CREEK COMMUNITY MET FOR CHURCH IN A BUILDING LOCATED CLOSE TO THE CURRENT STRUCTURE. IN 1916, L.F. “TOM” COLLINS DONATED LAND TO THE CHURCH TO BUILD A NEW SANCTUARY, WHICH WAS COMPLETED THE FOLLOWING YEAR. IN 1961, THE CONGREGATION ADDED A NEW STEEPLE AND ENTRANCE, AND EXPANDED INTO SMALLER BUILDINGS AS ITS MEMBERSHIP GREW. THE CURRENT SANCTUARY WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 2000 ON THE ORIGINAL SITE OF THE 1917 WHITE FRAME CHURCH, WHICH HAD BEEN MOVED ACROSS FISHTRAP ROAD, EAST OF THE SCHOOLHOUSE. FOR MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS, THE COOPER CREEK CHURCH HAS BEEN A SANCTUARY FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ITS CURRENT MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES DESCENDANTS OF THE ORIGINAL SETTLING FAMILIES.
About this site
Cooper Creek Baptist Church is a historical marker in Denton, Denton County, dedicated in 2012. 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 33.2406, -97.0799 near Denton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cooper Creek School (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Cooper Creek Cemetery, Trinity Cemetery, and Saint James African Methodist Episcopal Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507017246. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
