Waco Village Baptist Church

ID: 1383 ~ Source: Dawson, Joseph Martin, interviewed by Rufus B. Spain, May 18, 1971, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. View the full interview
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Joseph Martin Dawson speaks about the organization of Waco Village Baptist Church in 1851, and provides his personal opinion about how the church influenced him, and other members of the community.

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By Amanda Sawyer
The establishment of Waco Village in the nineteenth century laid the foundation for what would evolve into the vibrant commercial city that is Waco. The humble beginnings of this town were developed upon the site of the Wi-iko, or Waco Indians’…