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Organized as Sage Chapel in 1875,this congregation moved its one-room frame sanctuary two miles east to the new town of Eddy in 1882. The church building also servedas a schoolhouse for the community, and the local Methodist congregation shared the facility until new Baptist sanctuary was dedicated on April 28, 1912, after two previous structures were destroyed by fire. This church has grown with the city of Eddy and continues to serve the community.
First Baptist Church of Eddy is a historical marker in Eddy, McLennan County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 198 historical markers documented in McLennan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.2976, -97.2549 near Eddy. The nearest cataloged historic site is Eddy Methodist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Flowers House, Bruceville Baptist Church, and Bruceville Methodist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5309001628. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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