Henderson, TX, United States
Sardis Baptist Church. IN THE 1850s, SEVERAL FAMILIES SETTLED IN AN AREA THAT BECAME PLEASANT GROVE, ALSO KNOWN AS SHAKE RAG. IN 1911, THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED A BAPTIST CHURCH. THE CHURCH MET IN THE PLEASANT GROVE SCHOOL HOUSE THAT WAS SHARED WITH THE METHODIST CHURCH. IN 1921, RUFUS AND MARY ALLEN
DONATED 1.5 ACRES AND LUMBER FROM HIS SAWMILL FOR A CHURCH BUILDING. THE DEED EXPRESSLY STATED THAT THE FRAME BUILDING WOULD BE SHARED BY ALL DENOMINATIONS. THE FIRST PASTOR WAS BROTHER DECKERT ANDERS
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