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first church to be established in Denton, known as the Denton Baptist
Church, organized in 1889. It was designed to take place the of old
moribund church known as Old Tom's Creek, which had been established
about two-and-a-half miles southeast of where Denton now stands, in
1811, and also to provide a convenient place of worship for the people
of the Denton community. When the decision to dissolve the church at Old
Tom's Creek was made, in the old building at that place, Robert
Tysinger, Andrew J. Buie, James Asbury Snider and Joseph C. Bean were
appointed as a building committee for the new church building to be
erected at Denton, and were authorized to get a pastor.
After the decision to organize the new church had been made,
religious services were conducted about once a month for about a year in
the schoolhouse. By the summer of 1891 a spacious new building, located
where the First Baptist Church now stands, was ready for use. The new
church had 33 charter members, 16 men and 17 women. The Rev. H. Morton,
of Thomasville, was called as the first pastor. Services were scheduled
for the second Saturday and Sunday of each month, and the pastor's
salary was set at $75.00 per year. In connection with the new church, a
Sunday School was organized, with L. A. Tysinger as the first
superintendent. This church, now known as the First Baptist Church, was
the only church at Denton before the twentieth century. | | click photo for larger view
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