The First Baptist Church of San Marcos, built in 1908, is competing for a 150-thousand-dollar restoration grant. Bobcat Update's Natorre Webb has the story.
A bit of San Marcos history will be preserved IF the First Baptist Church, located on Martin Luther King Drive, receives a grant from a group called Partners in Preservation. The San Marcos Main Street program has linked with the Preservation Society in hopes of restoring what they call a Landmark of Hope.
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The funding would be used to repair the church's foundation and protect it from weather damage. Several projects nationwide are vying for grants, which will be determined by the end of this month. The Landmark of Hope is a top contender so far.
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Main Street America program, and American Express are raising two-million-dollars to support projects like Landmark of Hope.
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The first African-American church in San Marcos was called the Colored Baptist Church Zion. It later was burned down by the Ku Klux Klan. In response, the community rebuilt it as a grand Victorian-style church which still stands today.
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