Black plaque № 23379

Midway, TX, United States

Cobbs Creek Missionary Baptist Church. In 1883 a small group of people gathered together to organize a missionary Baptist church. Named for its location near Cobbs Creek, the congregation called the Rev. E. W. Mitchell as its first pastor. Land at this site was acquired in 1901, and church members w

orked together to raise funds for a new sanctuary. The name of the church was changed to Elwood Baptist Church in 1962. Additional facilities were built over the years to accommodate the growing congr

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