Edom, TX, United States
First Baptist Church of Edom. One of the first baptist churches in Van Zandt County, this congregation traces its origins to the 1850s when early settlers organized a baptist church in this vicinity. Elder J. J. Whitmore was the first pastor. Membership increased as new families settled nearby. In 1
929 the congregation erected a larger frame church building to accommodate its growing numbers. When the Edom school structure burned in 1934, the church facilities were used as temporary classrooms w
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