Lufkin in Angelina County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Mount Calvary Baptist Church

Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025

1. Mount Calvary Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Mount Calvary Baptist Church was founded in 1892 when Ellen Grimes asked her employer for the use of a house as a church for African Americans in Keltys. The church's first pastor was the Rev. J. James. The congregation has occupied four different buildings. In 1948 the Angelina County Lumber Company deeded land for the church site. The congregation supports many community outreach programs and mission work in Africa. The Mount Calvary Baptist Church continues to serve the Lufkin area as it has for more than 100 years.

Erected 1996 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8714.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 31° 21.759′ N, 94° 44.697′ W. Marker is in Lufkin, Texas, in Angelina County. It is at the intersection of Calvary Street and Brock Street, on the right when traveling west on Calvary Street. The marker is located at the parking lot of the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 208 Calvary St, Lufkin TX 75904, 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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Civilian Conservation Corps and Forestry in Texas (approx. 0.6 miles away); German POWs in the East Texas Timber Industry (approx. 0.6 miles away); Charles "Charlie" Wilson (approx. 1.2 miles

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away); Masonic Hall of Lufkin (approx. 1.2 miles away); Collins-Shotwell House (approx. 1½ miles away); Historical Marker Judge E.J. and Caledonia Mantooth (approx. 1.6 miles away); Angelina & Neches River Railroad (approx. 1.7 miles away); Mantooth Farm (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lufkin.

Mount Calvary Baptist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025

2. Mount Calvary Baptist Church and Marker

Mount Calvary Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025

3. Mount Calvary Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 17, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.