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

Primera Baptist Church

Photographed by Ross Perkins, April 1, 2013

1. Primera Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. On March 1, 1903, Primera Iglesia Bautista organized as the culmination of mission work carried out by Primera Iglesia Bautista of Welder. By 1907, the congregation constructed their first church building. Led by the Rev. Paul C. Bell, the growing membership was active in the community, opening a primary and secondary school for the area's unschooled Hispanic children (1920), an orphanage (1920), and a Baptist Bible Institute (1924). Some of the orphans and students later became ministers and missionaries. The congregation moved to a new building in 1928. Members have since continued to minister to English and Spanish-speaking residents of the area. Today, Primera Baptist Church remains a beacon of light in the Bastrop Community.

Erected 2009 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15947.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1967.

Location. 30° 6.243′ N, 97° 19.055′ W. Marker is in Bastrop, Texas, in Bastrop County. It is at the intersection of Gutierrez Street and Paul Bell Street, on the left when traveling

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west on Gutierrez Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bastrop TX 78602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas

and in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

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 walking distance of this marker: Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Confederate Arms Factory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Captain James Burleson (approx. 0.3 miles away); Thomas H. Mays (approx. 0.3 miles away); P. O. Elzner House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bastrop County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bastrop County Jail (approx. 0.4 miles away); Baron de Bastrop Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bastrop.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 15, 2022

2. Primera Baptist Church Marker

The Primera Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 15, 2022

3. The Primera Baptist Church

The view of the Primera Baptist Church and Marker from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 15, 2022

4. The view of the Primera Baptist Church and Marker from the street

Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2013, by Ross Perkins of Cedar Creek, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,839 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 7, 2013, by Ross Perkins of Cedar Creek, Texas. 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 15, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.