Marker Inscription
On Sept. 21, 1871, at nearby Kirby Chapel Methodist Church, thirteen people with letters of transfer from other congregations banded together as the Shiloh Baptist Church. The Rev. Jesse Tubb and Deacon John M, McGinty assisted with the organization. Ten years later the congregation erected a building of its own at this site, then adjacent to the Pond Creek School, which later was closed. By the early 1900s Shiloh Church had about 100 members. A second building, constructed 1908, served until destroyed by storm in 1957. The third sanctuary, built in 1958, had a wing added in 1961.
About this site
Shiloh Baptist Church is a historical marker in Waller County, Texas. It is one of 52 historical markers documented in Waller County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 135 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1152, -95.9899. The nearest cataloged historic site is Shiloh (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Shiloh Cemetery, Wyatt Chapel Community Cemetery, and Prairie View.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5473008114. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
