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First Baptist Church of Bryan Founded 1866
A recounting of the First Baptist Church of Bryan Texas organized in 1866 with about 15 members. The piece honors early pastors and leaders including W B Eaves and W B Eaves successors, notes buildings and shifts, and reflects on devotion and community service across generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Boatwright
Bryan
Brother Hardwicke
Woodville
W. W. James
S Wn
Bailey
J. J. Berryman
Capt. Ayres
J. W. Rawls
First Baptist Church of
Z. N. Morrell
Grandma Stacey
Pete Stacey
West Side
Wade Mosely
J. W. Tabor
W. A. Bell
William Davis
J. H. Batte
T. R. Batte
Charlotte Mosely
Sam M. Hunter
W. B. Eaves
Brother Eaves
North Main Street
Charlie Wetter
Sam KE. Eaves
L. Robertson
Beachley
J. A. D. Robinson
Wixson
Texas
J. W. D. Creath
Wiliam Carney Crane
Baylor University
C. Chaplin
Brenham
Oo. C. Pope
J. H. Stribling
R. C. Buckner
S. A. Hayden
J. B. Link
J. M. Carroll
B. H. Carroll
William Howard
Galveston
J. M. C. Breaker
Houston
J. Q. Lipscomb
Weaver
C. A. Harris
Addie
Carrie Mosely
F. M. Law
J. D. Murphey
J. B. Beauchamp
J. D. Murphy
J. B. Hardwicke
M. BE. Weaver
John A. Held
Robert E. Day
Earle
New York
Major Penn
Tyler
Secon Bryan
Penn
History of the Baptists
Cumberland Presbyterian
W. E. Saunders
Sid Williams
W. A. Mitchell
Ham
B. B. Crimm
J. W. Howell
Howell
Law
Wade
Albert Rhodes
Lucy
Rawls
Boon
Bob Dennis
Emma Dennis
A. J. Holt
Holt
Brother Holt
Lillie Stillwell
Charlie
John McCorquodale
Laura Gooch
Edrington
Israel
Ellen Withers
P. E. Willman
Dorcas