Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church

Among the first African-American Baptist congregations in Hill County were the churches at Towash (organized in 1869), Lofer's Bend, and near Aquilla. These three congregations were united in 1883 to form the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Pleasant Hill's original building was demolished and the cornerstone laid for a new structure in 1894. Church trustees purchased the church lot from Dr. D. R. Wallace of Waco in 1901. The congregation had grown to about 100 members by 1907. More than 100 years later the members carry on the traditions of worship and community instilled by the early Pleasant Hill congregation. (1998)

Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church is a historical marker in Whitney, Hill County, dedicated in 1998. It is one of 104 historical markers documented in Hill County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.9459, -97.3299 near Whitney. The nearest cataloged historic site is Whitney (historical marker), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Whitney Messenger, King Memorial United Methodist Church, and Boesch House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5217012076. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.