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Marker Text: Organized in Sawyer community about 1865; had 27 members that year. In 1870 Dougald McAlpine donated this 3-acre site. Church building was erected in 1880 and Union Baptist Association held its annual convention here. This congregation (1882) helped form Evergreen Baptist Association, Grimes County Association (1896), and Creath Association (1901). It hosted Evergreen (1892) and the Creath Associations (1901, 1910).
​   Peak membership (1918) was 134. Structure was rebuilt 1952. After a 1965-70 lapse, regular services were resumed in 1971. (1972) 

Marker No: 8623

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 30.287590, -95.970238

Location: from the intersection of FM 362 and FM 2988 in Whitehall take FM 362 south approximately 1 mile to Union Grove Baptist Church Road, take church road east approximately .1 mile to church.