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

Hewitt Baptist Church

November 24, 2025

1. Hewitt Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. This congregation was organized on November 4, 1894, by 20 local members of White Hall Baptist Church (5 mi. NW) with the help of White Hall Pastor J.B. Reaves, and the Rev. J.L. Ward and the Rev. J.W. Thomas. Hewitt Baptist joined the Waco Baptist Association and built a sanctuary here in 1895. The 1895 church building was destroyed in a 1924 storm and replaced with a larger facility. Due to steady growth in its membership new worship centers were built here in 1959 and in 1988. Hewitt Baptist Church sponsors a variety of ministries and continues its historic role in the community.

Erected 1994 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2466.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is November 4, 1894.

Location. 31° 27.601′ N, 97° 11.669′ W. Marker is in Hewitt, Texas, in McLennan County. It is at the intersection of First Street and Graham Street, on the left when traveling north on First Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 First St, Hewitt TX 76643, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

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: Stanford Chapel Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Central Presbyterian Church

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(approx. 3.1 miles away); Youngblood Memorial Presbyterian Church (approx. 4½ miles away); St. John United Church of Christ (approx. 4.7 miles away); McBrayer City Park (approx. 5.2 miles away); The Lorena United Methodist Church (approx. 5.4 miles away); Castle Heights (approx. 5.4 miles away); The Cottonland Castle (approx. 5½ miles away).

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