South Union Missionary Baptist Church
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South Union Missionary Baptist Church is an historic black
church in Palestine, Texas
, the oldest black church in the southern part of Palestine.
It was founded in 1890 in a small two-room house on S. Royall Street by the Rev. Dr. R. H. Boyd
, then known as the "cowboy preacher" and later to become the founder of the influential National Baptist Publishing Board (now R. H. Boyd Publishing Company) in Nashville, Tennessee
. The church moved to its current location at 805 S. Dorrance Street in Palestine in 1911. In 2004 a Texas
historical marker
was unveiled in front of its building, naming it as the oldest black church in the south part of Palestine.
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
church in Palestine, Texas
Palestine, Texas
Palestine is a city in Anderson County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 17,598, and 18,458 in the 2009 estimate. It is the county seat of Anderson County and is situated in East Texas...
, the oldest black church in the southern part of Palestine.
It was founded in 1890 in a small two-room house on S. Royall Street by the Rev. Dr. R. H. Boyd
Richard Henry Boyd
Richard Henry Boyd , commonly known as the Rev. Dr. R. H. Boyd, was an African-American minister and businessman who was the founder and head of the National Baptist Publishing Board and a founder of the National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.-Early life:Boyd was born into slavery at the B. A...
, then known as the "cowboy preacher" and later to become the founder of the influential National Baptist Publishing Board (now R. H. Boyd Publishing Company) in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. The church moved to its current location at 805 S. Dorrance Street in Palestine in 1911. In 2004 a Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
historical marker
Historical marker
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was unveiled in front of its building, naming it as the oldest black church in the south part of Palestine.