Union Grove Baptist Church
Organized in Sawyer community about 1865; had 27 members that year. In 1870 Dougald McAlpine donated this 3-acre site. Church building was erected in 1880 and Union Baptist Association held its annual convention here. This congregation (1882) helped form Evergreen Baptist Association, Grimes County Association (1896), and Creath Association (1901). It hosted Evergreen (1892) and the Creath Associations (1901, 1910). Peak membership (1918) was 134. Structure was rebuilt 1952. After a 1965-70 lapse, regular services were resumed in 1971.
30.2878° N, 95.9702° W
Where to Find It
from the intersection of FM 362 and FM 2988 in Whitehall take FM 362 S approx. 1 mile to Union Grove Baptist Church Rd., take church road E approx. .1 mile to church.
Nearby Markers
- 0.7 mi N McAlpine Cemetery White Hall
- 0.8 mi N White Hall School Navasota vicinity
- 2 mi NE Hughey Chapel Cemetery Stoneham
- 2.3 mi SW Jared Ellison Groce White Hall
- 5 mi NE Stoneham Methodist Church Stoneham
- 5 mi S Reid's Prairie Baptist Church Waller