Andice Baptist Church
Andice Baptist Church
Texas Historical Commission Marker Number: 9029
Year Dedicated: 1976
Marker Size: 18″ x 28″
Andice Baptist Church Photo Courtesy Williamson Museum
Andice Baptist Church Photo Courtesy Williamson Museum
Marker Text:
The Rev. Freeman Smalley, one of the first Baptists in Texas, preached in this area about 1850. This church was organized about 1851, meeting in a log schoolhouse built by Joshua Stapp and others, 1854-76; in a new school building, 1876-94; and in a structure of its own at Pilot Knob, 1894-1936. Successively called “Stapp,” “White House,” and “Pilot Knob” Baptist Church, the congregation moved to Andice in 1936. It now worships near the original site, where the first pastor, Josiah Andrews, used to hang his pistol on a peg on the hewn, oak-stump Bible stand while he preached. (1976)
Address: 6570 FM 970
Primary City: Andice
Secondary Town(s): none
Additional Information: Per WCHC notebook: “Marker Sponsors: Harold B. Asher and Jimmie H. Asher”
Latitude: 30.782232
Longitude: -97.854051
Verified Location: Verified 1/2/2017
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