Near Grapeland in Houston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Brewington Baptist Church

Photographed by James Hulse, April 25, 2024

1. Brewington Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. This church served the freed slaves of the Percilla, Augusta and Glover communities. A small wood-framed church was built in 1880 and served as the church building until 1906. This first location on Percilla Road also served as the Elliott Springs School for the African American children in the area. It is one of the oldest churches in Houston County. Freed slaves after the Civil War were determined to build their own church, and Brewington Baptist was promptly built on former plantation property. The church was named after the first pastor, Reverend Sam Brewer. After the first church building burned in 1906, the second location for the church was on the Covington family farm. The third location was on the William Fillmore Murchison family farm. The final and current location of the church is also on the former W.F. Murchison family farm in the Augusta community.

The road from Brewington Baptist to Augusta was home to several other African American churches at the time. Though the African American churches and religious groups had varied beliefs and denominations of faith, most have held membership with Christian training institutions. County-wide Sunday school and B.T.U. Congress was organized after the creation of the Palestine District Association. In 1909, the Bowen District Association of Houston County was organized and later consolidated with the Palestine District in 1939. It consisted of over 50 Baptist churches in Anderson and Houston County areas that united to promote religious education and missions in East Texas. For more than 130 years, Brewington Baptist Church has served the religious community.

Erected 2014 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17899.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 31° 30.898′ N,

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95° 22.18′ W. Marker is near Grapeland, Texas, in Houston County. It is on County Road 1675 east of Farm to Market Road 227, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located at the front of the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 219 County Rd 1675, Grapeland TX 75844, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Refuge Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Augusta Union Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Edens-Madden Massacre (approx. 2½ miles away); Daniel Mclean (1784 - May 10, 1837) (approx. 2½ miles away); Site of Old Town of Augusta (approx. 2½ miles away); Hayes Park (approx. 2½

The Brewington Baptist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 25, 2024

2. The Brewington Baptist Church and Marker

miles away); San Pedro Community (approx. 2.7 miles away); Lest We Forget (approx. 2.7 miles away).

The Brewington Baptist Church Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 25, 2024

3. The Brewington Baptist Church Bell

Photographed by James Hulse, April 25, 2024

4. The Brewington Baptist Church and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 27, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.