Davilla Baptist Church Historical Marker

Davilla Baptist Church

Davilla, TX

FM487 in Davilla, TX

0.5 mile from intersection of

FM437 and FM 487

Davilla Baptist Church

A Presbytery consisting of W. Beasley, L. Williams, P.

T. Corneal, and E. Allison met at Mumford Springs,

Milam County, Texas (present day Davilla) to organize

Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in 1866. From 1868

to 1870 the congregation held services in the Davilla

Methodist Church building. In 1870 the congregation

purchased a town lot here in Davilla where they

constructed a sanctuary in 1871. The congregation was

subsequently renamed the Baptist Church of Christ at

Davilla, Texas. Early baptisms took place in several

nearby creeks. People from the area west of Davilla

and others converted by evangelist Elder Penn joined

the congregation in the late 1870s. Church records

indicate that the congregation has been referred to as

Davilla Baptist Church since 1904. For many years a

tabernacle adjacent to the church building was used by

various local denominations for summer revivals. A

baptistry was installed in the sanctuary in 1955. On

February 16, 1992, the congregation held their last

Sunday School and church services in the original 1871

church building and later that year a new sanctuary

was completed at this site. The church continues to

provide religious instruction and serve the community

with various programs and activities. Sesquicentennial

of Texas Statehood 1845-1995

Erected 1995