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Samaria Baptist Church Van Alstyne, Texas With
the Rev. Peter Curry officiating, the Samaria Baptist Church was
organized under a brush arbor in the back yard of the Peter Barnes
home, with seven charter members, on August 5, 1883. The
church….here for a time and then moved into Van Alstyne, where a lot
was donated as a building site by an unknown white citizen. A one
room frame building was erected, and the church was named the Samaria
Baptist Church. The known charter members are: Rev. Peter Curry and wife; Pete and Pearl Crickett; and Samantha Orr. 1936  Constructed in 1936 this 2-room structure provided 8 grades of education for the last 3 decades of separate but equal eduction. The property was acquired by the Samaria Baptist Church in 1966, which originally was founded on August 5, 1883 through "the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to found a Negro Baptist Church."  In 1968 the white and black
schools were integrated, and the Samaria Baptist Church purchased the colored
school building and with volunteer help from the white brotherhood,
remodeled the building which they presently use as their place of
worship. 2010   1283 Samaria Place Van Alstyne, Texas  Churches Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |