From the Beginning
This file appears in: African American Community of Robinsonville
St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church has run continuously since the first church services were held in April 1882, and E.H. Harris delivered his first sermon to the congregation. Before St. Paul was built, the black community was allowed to attend the Presbyterian Church in Robinson.
This file appears in: African American Community of Robinsonville
African American Community of Robinsonville
In 1852, John Robinson arrived in Central Texas, from Demopolis, Alabama, with his family and six slaves, founding what would soon become known as Robinsonville. Two years later, his brother Levi joined him, bringing his own family and an additional…