Nacogdoches, TX, United States
First Baptist Church of Nacogdoches. IN 1884, THE BAPTIST GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS SENT LUTHER RICE SCRUGGS TO START BAPTIST WORK IN NACOGDOCHES, WHICH WAS BEGINNING TO GROW FOLLOWING THE 1883 CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOUSTON, EAST AND WEST TEXAS RAILROAD THROUGH THE TOWN. BEFORE THIS, THERE WAS NO S
OUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH IN NACOGDOCHES. SCRUGGS BEGAN TO HOLD SERVICES AND BY 1885, HE AND 13 CHARTER MEMBERS HAD ORGANIZED A CHURCH. THE NEXT YEAR, THE CONGREGATION BUILT A SANCTUARY ON 411 NORTH STRE
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