Marker Inscription
Organized April 18, 1869, as "Hearne Station Baptist Church," with 11 charter members. After great revivals under the Rev. "Major" Penn, and gift of a site by incorporators of Southern Pacific Railroad, a sanctuary was built in 1877. Pastor H. R. Carroll and congregation laid cornerstone Sept. 2, 1907, for a new auditorium, adopting name "First Baptist Church." On Jan. 23, 1966, present church was dedicated under leadership of the Rev. James Scirratt. This congregation organized and in 1969 erected a building for a Mexican Baptist mission.
About this site
First Baptist Church of Hearne is a historical marker in Hearne, Robertson County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Robertson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 103 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.8782, -96.5938 near Hearne. The nearest cataloged historic site is Philen House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include A Century of the Methodist Church, St. Phillips Episcopal, and Allen, Robert Cyrus.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5395010922. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
