Hutchins in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
First Baptist Church of Hutchins
Photographed by Kayla Harper, December 6, 2020
1. First Baptist Church of Hutchins Marker
The town of Hutchins began around 1860. Baptist families worshiped with other denominations and privately until establishing Hutchins Baptist Church in September 1904. Dr. George Wharton became the first pastor. Parishioners met at the Methodist church before completing a wooden sanctuary at Mills and Athens streets in 1911. Throughout its first century, the congregation grew in membership and in facilities, including a Baptist school that operated for nearly thirty years. Generations of dedicated, generous members have used education, music and mission programs to strengthen ties within the congregation and beyond in service to local, regional and worldwide communities.
Erected 2004 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13035.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 32° 38.87′ N, 96° 42.824′ W. Marker is in Hutchins, Texas, in Dallas County. It is at the intersection of West Athens Street and N. Mills Street, on the right when traveling east on West Athens Street. Touch for map. Marker is
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Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area. 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: First Methodist Church of Hutchins (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hutchins Memorial Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dawdy's Ferry (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lowrey-Hurst Homestead (approx. 3.1 miles away); Pleasant Run (approx. 4 miles away); St. Paul Freewill Baptist Church (approx. 4.2 miles away); Rocky Crest School (approx. 4.4 miles away); First Baptist Church of Lancaster (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hutchins.
Photographed by Kayla Harper, December 6, 2020
2. First Baptist Church of Hutchins Marker
Photographed by Kayla Harper, December 6, 2020
3. First Baptist Church of Hutchins
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. This page has been viewed 372 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 7, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
