Marker Inscription
In 1893 the Missionary Baptist Church erected a sanctuary here on 5 acres they acquired from George Lawson in 1887. The church sold the property in 1912. In 1913 the Commerce Church of Christ acquired the property and in 1923 they modified and enlarged the 1893 building. The Church of Christ was notable for the number of East Texas State Teachers College faculty members who served as elders and preachers for their congregation. Baptist congregations from Paris and Greenville purchased the property in 1964, then sold the church complex to the Trinity Lutheran Church in 1967. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845 - 1995
About this site
Commerce Churches is a historical marker in Commerce, Hunt County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 70 historical markers documented in Hunt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 92 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.2500, -95.9027 near Commerce. The nearest cataloged historic site is Chennault, Claire L. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Presbyterian Church of Commerce, First Baptist Church of Commerce, and First Christian Church of Commerce.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5231007781. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
