Historical Marker
Douglassville Baptist Church
Historical marker location:
Douglassville, Texas
( on SH 8, 2 blocks N of its intersection w/SH 77 (east side of road))
Marker installed: 1976
This church was organized in 1869 by 14 charter members and two elders. Services of all faiths were generally held in a school building in that era. The congregation erected its first church building in 1870 with volunteer workers. That frame chapel with spire, once storm-damaged and rebuilt, was relocated in 1948 to join the present building as a fellowship hall. This church has never had more than 50 resident members, but has furnished Texas and the nation with numerous ministers, teachers, and business leaders.