Beaumont in Jefferson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church of Beaumont
Photographed by James Hulse, January 18, 2022
1. Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church of Beaumont Marker
Inscription.
Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church of Beaumont. . This historic congregation began in November 1890 with a group of Christians holding services in a schoolhouse. Worship extended to prayer meetings held in various homes. Eventually the congregation purchased land at the corner of Pine and Prince streets and established Evergreen Baptist Church with Rev. Dickerson called as the first pastor. In 1900, under Rev. Jack Rhone, the name was changed to Magnolia Baptist Church. Property for the current location was purchased in 1925 during the term of Rev. Jim Alford. Rev. Rhone served for a second term, during which the first sanctuary was completed. Rev. Ed Cannon, Rev. C.B. Baily, and Rev. D.C. Coney followed as pastors. Under Rev. Coney, a new education building was dedicated on December 4, 1965. As church membership continued to grow, a new sanctuary was completed and dedicated on September 6, 1981. The church's name was changed to Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church on April 30, 1995. The current sanctuary was dedicated on May 15, 2011. , Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church has supported missionary enterprises, home mission, Christian education and foreign missions. Through these efforts, the church has impacted its community, state, and nation, as well as reaching Haiti and Africa. The church supports local missions through its giving recovering addicts/others a changed environment, feeding the homeless, local nursing homes, prayer and family ministries. Since its inception, Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church of Beaumont has been a light and becon for all. The church's motto, based on 1 Corinthians 2:2, is "Jesus Christ only, always."
This historic congregation began in November 1890 with a group of Christians holding services in a schoolhouse. Worship extended to prayer meetings held in various homes. Eventually the congregation purchased land at the corner of Pine and Prince streets and established Evergreen Baptist Church with Rev. Dickerson called as the first pastor. In 1900, under Rev. Jack Rhone, the name was changed to Magnolia Baptist Church. Property for the current location was purchased in 1925 during the term of Rev. Jim Alford. Rev. Rhone served for a second term, during which the first sanctuary was completed. Rev. Ed Cannon, Rev. C.B. Baily, and Rev. D.C. Coney followed as pastors. Under Rev. Coney, a new education building was dedicated on December 4, 1965. As church membership continued to grow, a new sanctuary was completed and dedicated on September 6, 1981. The church's name was changed to Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church on April 30, 1995. The current sanctuary was dedicated on May 15, 2011.
Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church has supported missionary enterprises, home mission, Christian education and foreign missions. Through these efforts, the church has impacted its community, state, and nation, as well as reaching Haiti and Africa. The church supports local missions through its giving recovering addicts/others a changed environment, feeding the homeless, local nursing homes, prayer and family ministries. Since its inception, Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church of Beaumont has been a light and becon for all. The church's motto, based on 1 Corinthians 2:2, is "Jesus Christ only, always."
Erected 2012 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17280.)
94° 6.349′ W. Marker is in Beaumont, Texas, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Lethia Street and Pine Street, on the right when traveling west on Lethia Street. The marker is located at the entrance to the Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2830 Pine Street, Beaumont TX 77703, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Golden Triangle. It is also in the American South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Piney Woods. 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.
3. The view of the Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church of Beaumont and Marker from the street
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 611 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on January 28, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
