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 First Baptist Church of Kennedale Posted by:  QuesterMark
N 32° 38.814 W 097° 13.348
14S E 666719 N 3613538
This marker, off to the side of the Church in Kennedale, summarizes the history of this congregation.
Waymark Code: WM28CK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2007
Views: 52
ndex Entry: First Baptist Church of Kennedale
Address: 309 N. Kinney St.
City: Kennedale
County: Tarrant
Subject Codes: BP; CH
Year Marker Erected: 1997
Marker Size: 27" x 42"
Marker Number: 12205
Marker Text:
Believed to have been organized before 1887, this congregation met for worship in a local schoolhouse and baptized new members in nearby creeks and a small lake to the tune of "Shall We Gather at The River." Land was deeded to the Kennedale Baptist Church in 1887; in 1895 the church joined the Tarrant County Baptist Association.
The Kennedale community tabernacle, shared with area Methodists, was used for larger socials and revivals. By 1896 the congregation was installed in a one-room structure of its own with the Reverend G. W. Green as pastor. A parsonage was built on church property in 1938, and by 1940 an addition to the original one room building was required. A new two-story Austin stone structure with tall stained glass windows and a balcony in the auditorium, built in 1954, was destroyed by fire in 1959. Undaunted, church members raised $3,585.65, sold the parsonage, and erected a fellowship hall. By 1961, a new church building faced east.
The First Baptist Church of Kennedale continues a proud tradition of over 110 years of community service with such programs as the Women's Missionary Union, established in August 1903, and a taped ministry for shut-ins. (1997)
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