Historical Marker
Pennington Baptist Church
Pennington, Trinity County · Texas
The church took its name from a store. The Handbook of Texas says Pennington was named for Hill, or Hugh, Pennington, the town's first merchant, and that Dan Daily platted it in February 1866. The congregation that began as Salem Baptist in 1860 was renamed Pennington in 1869. Baptists also had a stake in the town's school: in 1876 the trustees of Pennington College voted to hand it to the Neches River Baptist Association, which pledged to raise $3,000. Pennington was county seat from 1874 to 1882.
What the plaque says
Pennington Baptist Church In 1860 eight settlers began the Salem Baptist Church. Elder R.A. Clifton served as the first pastor. After landowner Daniel Dailey laid out Pennington in 1866, the congregation bought this land. They moved from the original church house near the cemetery and erected a structure. The name changed at the conference in 1869 to "Pennington Baptist Church". A third building was completed in 1913. The church began in 1947 providing full-time services under the pastorate of The Rev. E.P. Coe. In 1955 the fourth building was dedicated.
Where it stands
31.19105, -95.23575 · Directions
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