First Baptist Church of Rosebud
105 Main St.
Rosebud, Falls Co., Texas
Year Erected: 1992
One year after the railroad town of Rosebud was platted, the First Baptist
Church was established with eleven charter members. On March 2, 1890, the small
congregation organized in a schoolhouse on the Gott Farm. In September of that
year the church joined the Waco Baptist Association, but in 1891 became a
charter member of the newly created Falls County Baptist Association. Worship
services were held on the Gott Farm until 1892. That year the Texas Town Site
Company deeded a lot on this block for the construction of a church, and
services have been held at this site ever since. The congregation later acquired
the entire block, and built several progressively larger church structures here
over the years to accommodate its growth. Since the Ladies' Aid Society was
formed in 1893, the congregation has been active in missionary and social
service endeavors including revitalizing a local Hispanic Baptist mission,
providing disaster relief, and ministering to the elderly. From its humble
beginning, the First Baptist Church of Rosebud has become an important part of
the religious life of this community. It continues to uphold the ideals of its
founders.