Buda in Hays County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

First Baptist Church of Buda

Photographed by Larry D. Moore, May 29, 2018

1. First Baptist Church of Buda Marker

Inscription. In July 1882, the year after the founding of Du Pre, now Buda, M. Lawson, A. Teague and W. A. Hancock petitioned the San Marcos Baptist Association for the formation of this church. The first pastor was the Rev. D. A. Porter, ordained in the nearby Pioneer Baptist Church at Mountain City. Services were conducted in a schoolhouse and a Methodist chapel until the 1890s, when the first sanctuary was built. The church moved here in 1949, when the new stone building was completed. Known as the Buda Baptist Church from 1889, the congregation adopted the present name in 1967.

Erected 1982 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10265.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1882.

Location. 30° 4.882′ N, 97° 50.734′ W. Marker is in Buda, Texas, in Hays County. It is at the intersection of South San Marcos Street and Peach Street, on the right when traveling south on South San Marcos Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 104 S San Marcos St, Buda TX 78610, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Hill Country

and in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Buda Christian Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Buda School (approx. 0.2

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miles away); Buda (approx. 0.2 miles away); Buda United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Antioch Colony (approx. 0.4 miles away); McElroy-Severn House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Live Oak Cemetery (approx. 3½ miles away); Manchaca United Methodist Church (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buda.

Also see . . . First Baptist Church of Buda. (Submitted on May 30, 2018.)

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Photographed by Larry D. Moore, May 29, 2018

2. First Baptist Church of Buda

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2018. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2018, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. This page has been viewed 603 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2018, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.