Palestine, TX, United States
Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church. Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church organized in 1892 to serve residents of the area of Palestine known as South End. Following the Civil War, many African Americans moved here, working as laborers in shops and railyards. No church existed in the thriving community and it was so
metimes difficult to travel for worship services. Several residents enlisted the help of the Rev. Richard H. Boyd, who was instrumental in establishing churches in Anderson County, to organize Pilgrim
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