Black plaque № 25513

Fort Worth, TX, United States

Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Founded in 1919, this church has played an important role in the African American community of Lake Como in Fort Worth. The congregation erected this building in 1923, and that same year, the Rev. G. W. Burton began his long pastorate through 1966, years in which the

church grew as a leader in the community. He was followed by the Rev. J. W. Briscoe, Sr., who served until 1992. Over the years, the congregation deeply affected the city through social, civic and pub

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