First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church was organized in 1875 with seven charter members while United States soldiers still manned nearby Fort Richardson. The congregation met in the Masonic Lodge hall and county courthouse before erecting its first church building in 1889. The Rev. Rice C. Farmer was largely responsible for the location of North Texas Baptist College in Jacksboro from 1891 to 1897. A second church building was erected in 1906, a third in 1928 to 1931, and the present facility in 1959. The Rev. Alvin R. Bilberry, born in 1885, served the longest term as pastor, from 1925 to 1952.

Jacksboro, Texas · United States