Historical Marker
Pilgrim Predestinarian Regular Baptist Church
Historical marker location:
Elkhart, Texas
( about 3.5 mi. south of Elkhart on FM 861)
Marker installed: 1936
Organized in Crawford County, Illinois by Elder Daniel Parker in 1833 with the following charter members: Daniel Parker, Pheby Parker, Patsey Parker, Julious Christy, John Parker, Rachel Christy, Salley Brown.
The first Baptist church in Texas. First meeting held in Stephen F. Austin's Colony, January 20, 1834. First log church built in 1839.