House of Worship

ID: 627 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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House of Worship

Roy E. Lane, the architect behind Waco landmarks the Hippodrome and the Amicable Building, also designed First Baptist Church on Fifth Street and Webster Avenue. The sanctuary is celebrated for its domed ceiling, ringed balcony, and stained glass windows.

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By George Graves & Amanda Sawyer
On May 31, 1851, four charter members established the First Baptist Church of Waco. These members reached out to prominent missionary and Texan Rev. Noah T. Byers, offering him a salary of seventy-five dollars per year to pastor the church. The…