Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Church
Constituted September 22, 1901
The meeting house is located in the community of Doss, Texas9 miles north of Fredericksburg on Hwy 87, then 7 miles west on FM 648
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Pastor |
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Home:
512-787-3194 |
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Deacons |
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Home:
830-997-3827 |
Van
Mund 5647
Larkdale Home:
210-590-7071 Cell: 210-382-2409 |
Church Clerk |
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Home:
325-446-3157 |
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Articles of Faith
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We believe in
the one true and living God, consisting of the Father, Word, and
the Holy Ghost. 1
John 5:7 |
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We believe
the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God
and the only safe rule of faith and practice.
2 Tim 3:16 |
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We believe in
the doctrine of the unconditional election, and that God chose His
people in Jesus Christ before the foundation of the world. Eph
1:4-5 |
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We believe in
the doctrine of original sin.
Rom 5:12, 17, 18 |
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We believe
man is unable to recover himself from his fallen state of death by
nature. John 6:44 |
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We believe
that sinners are justified in the sight of God only by the imputed
righteousness of Christ. Rom
3:24 |
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We believe
that God’s elect are called, regenerated, and sanctified by the
Holy Spirit. Rom
8:33-34 |
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We believe
the saints shall be preserved in grace and shall never fall
finally away. 1 Pet
1:3-5 |
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We believe
that baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances of Jesus
Christ and that the true believers are the only subjects of
baptism and that immersion is the scriptural mode.
Acts 8:35-37, 1 Cor 11:25-27 |
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We believe
that as Jesus Christ washed His disciple’s’ feet, we ought to
wash one another feet. John
13:14 |
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We believe in
the resurrection of the dead when Christ shall come to gather His
jewels; that the felicity of the righteous and the punishment of
the wicked will be eternal. Matt
25:34-46, 1 Cor 15:49-54 |
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We believe
that no minister has any right to administer the ordinances of the
church except those who have been regularly or scripturally
baptized, called of God and come under the imposition of the hands
of the presbytery. Jer
1:5 |
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We believe
that none but regularly baptized members have a right to commune
at the Lord’s table. Luke 22:11, John 13:5 |
Left to right: Mike Baethge, Van Mund, Jack Baethge, Elder Bill Moseley,
A.J. Goins, and Lorin S. Baethge
Church History
In 1856, a group of
settlers left Franklin County, Arkansas.
Among this group were Andrew Jackson Nixon, his wife, Lurana
Wootten Nixon, and other members of the Francis Marion Nixon family.
Also included in the westward movement were members of the
Plummer, Joy, New, Light,
and Ratto families. Drought
continually drove the group farther south as they searched
for water and forage for their stock.
They ended their quest in Mason County were they found a strong
spring at a location now known as Nixon Point.
By the early 1860’s, a permanent settlement was established
along Squaw Creek near the small community of Doss, Texas, Gillespie
County.
Andrew Jackson Nixon
I and his family were directly responsible for establishing Squaw Creek
Primitive Baptist Church. Being
an ordained Elder, he raised his family according to his beliefs while
preaching the gospel throughout the area.
One of his sons, Andrew Jackson Nixon II, married Louise
Christine Stackbein, the daughter of Frederick Stackbein, a rock mason
and German settler in the Doss area.
To this union were born sixteen children who likewise were raised
Primitive Baptist. In an
effort to worship regularly, they and other Primitive Baptists met in
the Nixon home and in the old Squaw Creek School/Community building as
early as 1895. They visited
the Primitive Baptist Church in the community of Valley Springs, Texas,
in Llano County; as frequently as possible, and Elder S. N. Redford made
the trip to Doss faithfully; but the thirty to forty miles for services
imposed a severe hardship on both the members and pastor.
Both the distance and the desire for local autonomy led the band
of worshippers to ask the Valley Springs Primitive Baptist Church for an
arm of support in the constitution of the Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist
Church of Doss, Texas.
On Saturday before
the third Sunday in September 22, 1901, at the Squaw Creek School and
Community Building, the Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Church was
constituted. By request,
the Valley Springs Church sent ordained help.
Elder S. N. Redford acted as moderator, and S. S. Redford acted
as clerk. The original
charter members, who all received letters of good standing from Valley
Springs Church were:
| A. J. Nixon | Louise Nixon | J. P. Nixon | Mary Nixon |
| Cornelia Mund | John Nixon | Leonah Nixon | Alma Nixon |
| Paul Nixon | Cornelia Stackbein |
The newly
established Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Church continued to meet in
homes and in the Squaw Creek School Building.
In 1911, the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church relocated to Mormon
Creek near Doss. They
allowed the Primitive Baptist to meet in their building from 1911 until
1924. On August 7, 1924,
Willie Baethge and R. G. Nixon, deacons of the Squaw Creek Primitive
Baptist Church, purchased the small wood frame structure and one acre of
land from the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church .
On June 2, 1956, the Squaw Creek Church received and adjoining
one acre of land through a gift by Hannah Baethge (Johanna Nixon Baethge).
These two acres remain the site of the present day Squaw Creek
Primitive Baptist Church.
The original 1924
frame structure underwent many stages of reconstruction and remodeling,
and for many years was referred to as “The Little Brown Church.” The addition of siding gave the building a facelift
several years before a dining room was added.
Along the rear of the property stood a brush arbor used for
meetings and associations when the frame building could not accommodate
the worshippers from surrounding Primitive Baptist Churches.
In 1972, the old building was torn down and a modern brick
structure which still serves today was built.
From 1902 until
1962, Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Church was a member of the
Friendship Association of Primitive Baptists, entertaining meetings 3rd
weekend of July at various locations.
Squaw Creek Church hosted the meeting every third or fourth year.
Other members of this association were:
Valley Springs Church (Llano County), Eldorado Church (Schleicher
County), Quemado Church (Maverick County), and Regency Church (Mills
County), Zion Church (Lampasas County), San Angelo Church (Tom Green
County), and Cherokee Church (San Saba County).
The last of the Friendship Associations were held in 1962 at
Eldorado Primitive Baptist Church.
The Camp Meeting at
Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Church had its beginning in 1965.
This meeting is still observed 3rd weekend in July on
an alternating basis with the Bethel Church, McMahan, Texas, and Pilgrim
Rest Church, Stratton, Texas.
Many Elders and
Clerks have served the Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Church, often
during joint or overlapping time frames.
Their names and dates of service follow:
| Elder S. N. Redford 1901-1907 | Elder E. V. Gibson 1945-1950 (Asst. Pastor) |
| Elder B. F. Redford 1907-1917 | Elder S. J. Holt 1950-1962 |
| Elder I. L. Hicks 1917-1920 | Elder J. P. Dale 1962-1973 |
| Elder B. F. Redford 1920-1923 | Elder Fred Boen 1973-1982 |
| Elder S. L. Rives 1923-1928 | Elder Richard Martin 1983-1997 |
| Elder E. P. McNeil 1928-1929 | Elder Anthony Benitez 1998-2003 |
| Elder S. N. Redford 1929-1950 | Elder Billy Moseley 2004-present |
Clerks:
| J. P. Nixon | Willie Baethge 1943-1957 |
| R. L. Gibson | Lennah Baethge 1957-1960 |
| A. J. Nixon | James Baethge 1960-present |
| Pete Baethge |
Map & Directions
The meeting house is located in the community of Doss, Texas
9 miles north of Fredericksburg on Hwy 87, then 7 miles west on FM 648
Information about lodging in nearby Fredericksburg, Texas:
Initial meeting house for the constitution of the Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Church in 1901
Texas Historical
Commission marker at the present meeting house
2007 Camp Meeting Pictures
Ministers attending the 2007 Camp Meeting
Left to Right, Elders Mike Rodgers, David Montgomery, Mark Richards, Bill Walden, Larry Hausenfluke, Luke Addison, Hugh Montgomery, Mike Montgomery, Ward Rowell, Bill Allen, Mark Green, Adam Green, Sonny Huckaby, Jesse Stripland, Mark Rowell, Gary Rhodes, Jeff Moseley, Hulan Bass, and Bill Moseley
