Historical Marker
Long Branch Baptist Church
Historical marker location:
Rising Star vicinity, Texas
( From Rising Star, take U.S. 183 about 9 miles to CR 294; take CR 294 east about 2.6 miles. Continue on CR 400 east about 1 mile to church. Just south of Long Branch Cemetery.)
Marker installed: 1985
Formally organized on July 16, 1885, the Long Branch Baptist Church held its first worship services in an old schoolhouse on land donated by R.B. Covington. The thirteen charter members were served by W.B. Cobb, the church's first minister, until August 1886. Missionary pastors continued to hold monthly services over the years. The congregation, which built its first sanctuary on this site in 1905-06, has provided significant service to the Long Branch Community and the surrounding area throughout its history. (1985).