Historical Marker
Bethel Baptist Church
Historical marker location:
Bold Springs, Texas
( from Livingston take FM 350 about 9 miles NW to Bold Springs, church is on west side of road, just north of intersection w/ FM 942)
Marker installed: 1966
Built 1901 for congregation organized Jan. 6, 1849, by Rev. J. W. D. Creath, among settlers from Louisiana. Membership in early days included the family slaves. First church, located at Colita, an early Polk County town, was moved in 1872 to Bold Springs.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966.