Whitney in Hill County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 14, 2012

1. Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Among the first African-American Baptist congregations in Hill County were the churches at Towash (organized in 1869), Lofer's Bend, and near Aquilla. These three congregations were united in 1883 to form the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Pleasant Hill's original building was demolished and the cornerstone laid for a new structure in 1894. Church trustees purchased the church lot from Dr. D. R. Wallace of Waco in 1901. The congregation had grown to about 100 members by 1907. More than 100 years later the members carry on the traditions of worship and community instilled by the early Pleasant Hill congregation.

Erected 1998 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12076.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 31° 56.752′ N, 97° 19.794′ W. Marker is in Whitney, Texas, in Hill County. It is on South Pecos Street near West Taylor Lane, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220 South Pecos Street, Whitney TX 76692, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Whitney (approx. 0.6 miles away); Whitney Messenger (approx. 0.6 miles away); King Memorial United Methodist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Boesch House (approx. ¾ mile away); Whitney Memorial Park (approx. 0.8 miles

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away); Carver Homestead (approx. 1.6 miles away); Bethlehem Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Towash (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Whitney.

Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 14, 2012

2. Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church and Marker

Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 14, 2012

3. Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church Bell

and is part of the Southern Baptist Convention denomination of churches

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 31, 2025

4. Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,640 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 5, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on March 31, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas.