Near Mount Enterprise in Rusk County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church

Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025

1. Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. While no church records predating 1895 exist today, tradition holds that Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church dates to 1890, when area residents formed the congregation. They first met in the Sulphur Springs Schoolhouse near the springs for which the community is named. In the early part of the 20th century, the congregation moved to this site, where it built a frame sanctuary. Other facilities were added during the next several decades as the church continued to grow. Over the years, members have supported other churches through the Texas Mission Builders Program, as well as denominational organizations such as the American Baptist Association.

Erected 2005 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13286.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 31° 53.828′ N, 94° 45.945′ W. Marker is near Mount Enterprise, Texas, in Rusk County. It is on County Road 3227 0.8 miles south of U.S. 84, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located at the front of the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17564 Co Rd 3227, Mount Enterprise TX 75681, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lyles-Sanders Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); James Wyatt Griffith (approx.

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3.2 miles away); Holleman Cemetery (approx. 3.2 miles away); Oran Heaton Griffith (approx. 3.2 miles away); Smyrna Baptist Church (approx. 3½ miles away); Redlands Church (approx. 5.1 miles away); McCune Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); Glenfawn Cemetery (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Enterprise.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025

2. Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church Marker

Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025

3. Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 176 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 19, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.