McGregor in McLennan County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

First Baptist Church of McGregor

Photographed By James Hulse, March 2, 2023

1. First Baptist Church of McGregor Marker

Inscription. This congregation traces its origin to the establishment in 1858 of the Onion Creek Baptist Church (10 miles SW at present-day Eagle Springs, Coryell County). Members of the Onion Creek congregation later organized the Comanche Springs Baptist Church. The Rev. John McClain and the Rev. Martin Isbill and about 30 members of Comanche Springs Baptist Church established the First Baptist Church of McGregor in 1884.

The congregation erected its first church building at this site in 1886. In 1890 they joined the Waco Baptist Association which met in McGregor in 1895 and 1907. By 1911 Sunday school enrollment had grown to 280 pupils. Successful fund-raising activities begun by the Ladies Aid Society in 1908 resulted in the building of a new sanctuary in 1914. In 1923 the church called its first full-time pastor and in the early 1940s a parsonage was constructed. The church grew steadily and by 1960 membership in the congregation reached 642. A new brick parsonage was built in 1961 and in 1969 a new sanctuary was completed.

First Baptist Church of McGregor has historically supported numerous local, state, national, and international missionary activities and a number of community outreach programs and activities. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995

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1995 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1654.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 31° 26.085′ N, 97° 24.496′ W. Marker is in McGregor, Texas, in McLennan County. Marker is at the intersection of West 6th Street and South Jackson Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West 6th Street. The marker is located in the courtyard on the west side of the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 West 6th Street, Mc Gregor TX 76657, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. First Christian Church of McGregor (approx. ¼ mile away); Zion Lutheran Church (approx. ¼ mile away); American Legion Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); McGregor (approx. 0.3 miles away); McGregor Mirror (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Methodist Church of Oglesby (approx. 6 miles away); First Baptist Church of Oglesby (approx. 6.2 miles away); Crawford (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McGregor.

Also see . . . McGregor, TX. Texas State Historical Association

McGregor, first known as McGregor Springs, is an incorporated town sixteen miles southwest of Waco on U.S. Highway 84 in western McLennan County. It was
Photographed By James Hulse, March 2, 2023

2. The First Baptist Church of McGregor Marker in the courtyard
The marker is located at the back side of the courtyard between the two buildings.
established in 1882 at the intersection of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe and the Texas and St. Louis railways. The new town was named McGregor Springs in honor of Gregor Carmichael McGregor, a doctor who gave the railroad right-of-way to cross his land.

(Submitted on March 4, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

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Photographed By James Hulse, March 2, 2023

3. The First Baptist Church of McGregor

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 80 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 4, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.