EARLY RELIGION IN TEXAS

Protestants Churches were not allowed to be organized in Texas until after it became a state. Roman Catholic was the only recognize Religion. In order to worship, they preached in the homes and prayed in secret.

It was the law of the Mexican government that all children be baptized in the Roman Catholic Church and married according to its religion.

The pioneer churches all included both black and white members, and often were used as schools.

AS TIME GOES ON I WILL ADD THE HISTORIES OF THESE CHURCHES THAT EXISTED

THEN AND NOW

Apostolic

Zion Apostolic Church, Holland Quarter Community

Assembly of God

Faith Assembly of God, Carthage

First Assembly of God, Carthage

Logan Assembly, Logan Community

Baptist

Antioch Baptist Church, Carthage

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Carthage

Bethel Baptist Church, Clayton, Tex

Bethel Baptist Church, Clayton

Bethlehem Baptist Church Carthage

Bright Morning Star Baptist Church Tenaha

Buncombe Freewill Baptist Church, Carthage

Calvary Baptist Church, SBA, Beckville

Carthage Missionary Baptist Church Carthage

Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Snap Community

Central Baptist Church, Carthage

Chapel Spring Baptist Church, Beckville

County Line Missionary Baptist Church ABA

Crossroads Baptist Church, Horton Community

DeBerry Baptist Church, DeBerry

Eastside Baptist Church, Carthage

Fairplay Baptist Church, Fairplay Community

First Baptist Church Carthage

First Baptist Church, Clayton

First Baptist Church, Beckville

First Baptist Church, Gary

First Free Will Baptist Church Carthage

Friendship Baptist Church, Riderville Community

Hopewell Baptist Church

Jerusalem Baptist Church, Fairplay

Liberty Chapel Baptist Church, Carthage

Macedonia Baptist Church, Carthage

Midyett Baptist Church, Midyett Community

Mt. Bethel Baptist Church, Gary

Mr. Calvary Baptist Church, Carthage

Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church Logan

Mr. Zion Baptist Church, Harris Chapel Community

Murvaul Missionary Baptist Church, Murvaul

New Corinth Missionary Baptist Church

New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church

New Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Yarnell Community

Old Bethel Baptist Church, Clayton

Old Center Baptist Church, Tenaha

Open Door Baptist Church, Carthage

Panola Missionary Baptist Church

Parkway Baptist Church Carthage

Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church

Pine Grove Baptist Church, Carthage

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church

Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Tatum

Saint Rest Baptist Church, DeBerry

Shady Grove Baptist Church, DeBerry

Shady Grove Baptist Church, Longbranch

Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Gary

Shiloh Baptist Church, Beckville

Southside Baptist Church Carthage

Trinity Baptist, Carthage

Union Arbor Free Will Baptist Church, Beckville

Walnut Grove Baptist Church,

Walnut Springs Baptist Church, Grand Bluff Community

Woods New Hope Baptist Church, Tenaha

Youngblood Free Will Baptist Church, Beckville

Catholic

St. William Catholic Church

Christian (Independent)

First Christian Church

Christian Methodist Episcopal

Bethel C.M.E. Church, Beckville

Johnson Chapel CME Carthage

Mt. Zion CME Church Carthage

Tabernacle CME Church, DeBerry

Church of Christ

Carthage Church of Christ, Carthage

Northside Church of Christ, Carthage

West Loop Church of Christ, Carthage

Church of God in Christ

Carthage Church of God in Christ, Carthage

Sunny Grove Church of God in Christ, Holland Quarters/Pope Quarters

Williams Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, Deadwood

Zion Hill Church of God in Christ, DeBerry

Episcopal

St. John’s Episcopal Church, Carthage

Methodist

Allison Chapel United Methodist Church, Fairplay

Beckville United Methodist Church, Beckville

Bethany United Methodist Church, Bethany

Deadwood United Methodist Church, Deadwood

Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Delray Community

First United Methodist Church, Carthage

Galloway United Methodist Church, Galloway Community

Mt. Zion Methodist Church, Panola Community

Murvaul United Methodist Church, Murvaul

Pisgah United Methodist Church, Riderville Membership Roll

Rehobeth United Methodist Church, Rehobeth Community

Rock Hill Methodist Church, Rock Hill community

St. Andrews United Methodist Church, Carthage

Woods Methodist Church, Tenaha

Nazarene

First Church of the Nazarene, Carthage

Pentecostal

Carthage United Pentecostal Church, Carthage

County Line United Pentecostal Church, Fairplay Community

Deadwood United Pentecostal Church, Deadwood

Gary Pentecostal Church, Gary

Presbyterian

St. Paul Presbyterian Church

Non-Denominational

Abundant Life Church, Carthage

Carthage Christian Ministry, Carthage

Carthage Community Church, Carthage

Church of the living God, DeBerry

Faith Temple Church, Carthage

Fellowship Bible Church Carthage

House of Faith

Logan Full Gospel Church, Logan Community

Northside Christian Center, Carthage

Pine Grove Assembly, Beckville

Pine Hill Church of the Living God,

Springs of Living Water Church, Dotson Community, Timpson

Victory Tabernacle, Carthage