Marker Inscription
Early Baptist worship services in this area were most likely held at the home of "Old 300" colonist William Kincheloe, perhaps as early as 1822. A Sunday School was started in or near present-day Wharton in 1829 or 1830. Baptist congregation was organized by 1847. That year, the Colorado Church of Wharton, or Wharton Baptist Church as it came to be called, became one of the founding members of the Colorado association. The congregation's first sanctuary was built in the late 1850s. The fellowship has been known since 1913 as the First Baptist Church of Wharton. (Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.)
About this site
First Baptist Church of Wharton is a historical marker in Wharton, Wharton County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 44 historical markers documented in Wharton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 128 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3154, -96.0967 near Wharton. The nearest cataloged historic site is House at 512 North Resident (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Garrett, Henry B., House, Moran--Moore House, and St. Paul Lutheran Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5481001683. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
