First Baptist Church NBC of San Marcos

In 1866 Rev. Moses Johns met with freedmen to organize the Colored Baptist Church Zion, San Marcos’ first African American congregation. In 1872 the church became a charter member of the Guadalupe Baptist Association. That same year, the Ku Klux Klan burned the church’s first sanctuary, located on Guadalupe St. where Tuttle Lumber Co. now stands. The church built a Victorian-style sanctuary on Comal (now MLK) Street in 1908 under Rev. G.F. Curry’s leadership. The name First Baptist Church NBC (National Baptist Convention) of San Marcos was adopted in the 1980s. In 1986 the congregation moved to its new Mitchell Street sanctuary where the congregation continues to serve.

First Baptist Church NBC of San Marcos is a historical marker in San Marcos, Hays County, dedicated in 2014. It is one of 124 historical markers documented in Hays County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 184 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.8735, -97.9475 near San Marcos. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dunbar School (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Sanders-Grosgebauer Huse, Rylander-Kyle House, and Augusta Hofheinz House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507017822. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.