The first Baptist Church, of record,
organized in Hamilton County was Mt. Zion Missionary
Baptist Church which was organized in the summer of 1861 at Old
Hico on Honey Creek.
Mt. Zion was a charter member
of the Bosque River Baptist Association when it was founded
10 November, 1869, and remained a member of this association until
the Bosque River Association was dissolved on 21 October,
1887. Isaac Malone and J. Q. Anderson represented Mt.
Zion at the organizational meeting of the Bosque River Association
at the Puluxy Church in Hood County. In 1869 the danger of
Indian attack made it necessary for all of the messengers to keep
their pistols strapped to their waists and to post a guard on their
horses. Following the Sunday evening service the
Puluxy community was raided by Indians who stole horses. On
Monday morning the visiting messengers ("All of the men of the
community were off Indian hunting.") assembled just long enough
to adjourn before rushing home to protect their own families.
Mt. Zion was admitted to the Hamilton
County Baptist Association on 9 September, 1888. After the town of Hico moved
from Old Hico--Honey Creek Trading Post, Mt. Zion continued to serve
its community until it was dissolved in 1891. Hico Baptist
Church, later to be known as First Baptist Church of Hico was
organized 26 November, 1881, with most of its members coming from
Mt. Zion. Hico Baptist Church was granted membership in the
Bosque River Baptist Association on 18 August, 1882, and maintained
that membership until 21 October, 1887, when the Bosque River
Association was dissolved. Hico Baptist Church was admitted to the Hamilton
County Baptist Association on 7 September, 1888.
Early pastors were:
F. S. Payne,
1888--1890
J. S. Daugherty,
1891--1892
J. J. F. Lockhart,
1893--1894
F. L. DuPont, 1895--1899
Early church clerks were:
J. C. Rogers, 1888--1895,
1897--1898
J. T. Adams,
1896
Early messengers to the
annual association meeting were:
1888-- Henry Andrew Jackson
Snelling, J. F. Hutchinson,
and J. C. Rogers
1889--A. F. Sellers, J. T. Hutchinson, F. S.
Payne, and J. P. Rogers
1890--F. S. Payne, A. F. Sellers, and J.
W. Chenault
1891--O. R. Morrison, J. S. Daugherty, and T.
H. Green
1892--J. S. Daugherty, Dr. Grace, T. H. Green,
and H. Evans
1893--J. J. F. Lockhart, O. W. Hugart, W. H.
Hooker, A. F. Sellers, J. P. Rogers, and Henry Evans
1894--J. P. Rogers, Eld. T. H. Green, W. T.
Thompson, W. W. Fowler
1895--Henry Evans, J. N. McFatter, J. P.
Rodgers, A. J. Pettyjohn, Sisters Lou Rodgers and F.
A. Pettyjohn
1896--F. L. DuPont, J. N. McFatter, A. F.
Sellers, J. P. Rodgers, Henry Evans, J. T. Adams, J. H. Hancock, G.
M. Carlton, A. P. Gallaway, W. H. Hooker, E. V. Hawes, and Terry
Hickman
1897--Rev. B. F. J. Davis, Rev. W. J.
Rodgers, J. C. Rogers, J. N. McFatter, Walter Malone, W. W. Grace,
J. P. Rogers, and J. W. Chenault
1898--J. P. Rodgers, L. F. Crook, and Sister
Minta Rodgers
1899--Rev. F. L. DuPont, Rev. Henry Evans, Rev.
B. F. J. Davis, Rev. J. T. Adams, W. W. Grace, J. P. Rodgers, J. C.
Rodgers, J. W. Chenault, and Sisters A. B. DuPont, Lou
Rodgers, Misia Rodgers, Frona Carlton, and Florence
Davis.
1907
HCBA Minutes
1908
HCBA Minutes
1909
HCBA Minutes
1910
HCBA Minutes
1911
HCBA Minutes
IN MEMORIAM, 2002
Mrs.
Dorothy M. Griffitts
July 17, 1914 -- January 3, 2002
First Baptist Church, Hico
Mr.
O. F. "Bill" King
First Baptist Church, Hico
Miss
Oran Jo Pool
1954
October 14, 1910 -- September 21, 2001
First Baptist Church, Hico
Mr.
R. J. "Doc" Russell
First Baptist Church, Hico
Mrs.
Joyce N. Shepherd
March 24, 1922 -- November 30m 2001
First Baptist Church, Hico
Mrs.
Wanda N. Trimble
February 2, 1928 -- November 2, 2001
First Baptist Church, Hico
Mrs. Ines V. Waldrep
Msay 16, 1904 -- August 1, 2002
First Baptist Church, Hico
Mrs. Marlene Windham
June 11, 1920 -- July 2, 2002
First Baptist Church, Hico
Mrs.
Rosa Lee York
December 12, 1909 -- July 4, 2002
First Baptist Church, Hico
