First Baptist Church of Blossom

Organized in 1873 by the Rev. Sam Anderson. Early services were held in a log schoolhouse, and baptisms conducted in ponds or cotton gin pools. The first permanent sanctuary, built about 1880 on land donated by G. B. Eades, was one large room with a bell tower. The church was a member of the Lamar County Baptist Association. A brick veneer building replaced the old frame church in 1909. The church women paid for the roof by giving pie suppers and selling homemade hominy. The present structure was dedicated in 1967.

First Baptist Church of Blossom is a historical marker in Blossom, Lamar County, dedicated in 1974. It is one of 46 historical markers documented in Lamar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 89 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.6595, -95.3811 near Blossom. The nearest cataloged historic site is unknown grave (FM 194 SE of Blossom and west of Holt Cemetery) (cemetery), about 3.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Reno Historic African-American Cemetery, Moore's Springs Cemetery, and Shady Grove Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5277008194. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.