Mount Zion Baptist Church

Address

County

utm_east

Milam

692549

utm_zone

utm_north

Rockdale

14

3401076

		Latitude	Longitude
		30.7270007	-96.9889686

Location

Repair Condition

west on FM 487 1.3 mi. from Rockdale, 4.7 mi. on FM 1712

Marker Text

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, organized in 1872 (4.5 mi. W), and Fellowship

Baptist Church, formed about 1877 in Minerva (2 mi. N), merged in 1895 to

form Mount Zion Baptist Church. The Rev. N. J. Dyer served as first pastor.

Services were held in a building relocated to two acres here in 1895. In 1941

membership expanded, a Women's Missionary Union was formed, and the

church joined the Milam County Association. Over the years new facilities have

been built, including a new sanctuary in 1982. The church continues to be active

in missionary outreach and community educational programs.

Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845 - 1995