Freestone County, Texas
Churches


First Baptist Church of Streetman

Organized as County-Line Baptist Church of Christ on Dec 3, 1882 near the county
line dividing the counties of Freestone and Navarro.  Construction of a church
building started June of 1883.

According to History of Freestone County, Volume I pg. 159 the charter members 
numbered twenty males and twenty-nine females led by W. T. Harvard.  The 1883  
Prairie Grove Baptist Association records lists County Line Baptist with: 26 
members, its post office as Richland Station, J.C. Easterling as the clerk, W.S. 
Harvan was the pastor, and sent J.T. Dunegan, P.R. Smith, J.F. Easterling as 
messengers.

In 1884, County Line Baptist was listed with 36 members and Cade as its post office.
In 1886, County Line Baptist was listed with 41 members and Winkler as its post office.
In 1887, there was 47 members.  In 1889, some were dismissed by letter so down to 43
members and back to Cade as its post office.

On Nov 22, 1908, the church voted to combine with Birdston and relocate to 
Streetman.  The name was changed in the move to Streetman Baptist Church that 
later became known as First Baptist Church of Streetman.

In May 1927, they decided to construct a new church building. On Jan 15, 1950,
they added a new parsonage.


Pastors over the years at the church:

Havard, Rev. W. T.
Freeman, Rev. E. R.
Mahoney, Rev. J. P.
Kalton, Rev. W. M.
Conway, Rev. 
Ashcroft, Rev. 
Strother, Rev. 
Jenkins, Rev. L. B.
Stanley, Rev. J. F.
Parnell, Rev. H. D.
Day, Rev. W. H.
Brintz, Rev. Roger
Shaddix, Rev. J. L.
Barton, Rev. O. F.
White, Rev. W. M.
Railey, Rev.  R. H.
Southerland, Rev. M. O.
Steele, Rev. J. F.
Keifer, Rev. Hubert
Burks, Rev. Earl
Thompson, Rev. Cecil
Mathieson, Rev. Price
Moore, Rev. J. W.
Yates, Rev. Clarence
Davenport, Rev. Charles   1964-1967
Malone, Rev. Leonard
Gaines, Rev. Bob
Roebuck, Rev. Tom
Treadwell, Rev. Don
Smith, Rev. Clayton
Permenter, Rev. O. E.
...
Biles, Rev. Deron J.    Jan 1990-June 1991
..
Byargeon, Dr. Rick W.   Sept 1984-Aug 1985 
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