Shiloh Baptist Church
On October 21, 1881, 15 residents of several neighboring communities in this part of Limestone County met to organize a Baptist church. The Rev. G. L. Jennings served as first pastor. For 14 years, the congregation met for worship in the Shiloh schoolhouse and participated in a Union Sunday School with the local Methodist church. In January 1896, the members of Shiloh Baptist Church worshiped for the first time in their own sanctuary. The congregation completed a new building in 1927 to replace the original. For more than 100 years, Shiloh Baptist Church has shared in the religious and cultural heritage of this rural area. (2001)
31.6115° N, 96.4505° W
Where to Find It
5 miles south of Mexia on FM 39 at CR 439
Nearby Markers
- 3 mi SW Plummer Cemetery Groesbeck
- 4.4 mi E Birthplace of Harvey Means Teague
- 4.5 mi NW Mexia Oil Boom Mexia
- 4.6 mi W Old Springfield Mexia
- 4.7 mi W Civilian Conservation Corps at Fort Parker State Park Groesbeck
- 4.9 mi W Sanders Walker Mexia