About Us
Center Point Community
Center Point Memorial Cemetery Association Inc.
Center Point Baptist Church
Established in 1865.
*Texas Historical Marker #9790
In 1865 black Freedmen began this community. The Center Point Baptist Church was organized in 1873. The Industrial Union was chartered in 1889 to aid settlers in buying farms and building homes. A cooperative managed a brick kiln, sawmill and cotton gin. Under the leadership of Mr. and M
Established in 1865.
*Texas Historical Marker #9790
In 1865 black Freedmen began this community. The Center Point Baptist Church was organized in 1873. The Industrial Union was chartered in 1889 to aid settlers in buying farms and building homes. A cooperative managed a brick kiln, sawmill and cotton gin. Under the leadership of Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Cash, the first principals, Center Point School became an important vocational facility. Students erected most of the structures on the 14-acre campus and there was a cooperative boarding plan. The school was consolidated with Pittsburg in 1950. Founding Families: Willie Johnson, Mr.& Mrs Sootheh Jones, Miss Sarah Wilkes, Mr. Nelse Churcher, Mr. Allen Thompson, Mr. Lias Harper.
Center Point Baptist Church
Center Point Memorial Cemetery Association Inc.
Center Point Baptist Church
Established In 1873
In 2023 we celebrated the 150th Anniversary!
Annual Homecoming started 1968. In 2023 we celebrate the 55th Homecoming. The annual Church Homecoming Weekend Festivities are held in June each year bringing back communities members across the nation.
Center Point Memorial Cemetery Association Inc.
Center Point Memorial Cemetery Association Inc.
Center Point Memorial Cemetery Association Inc.
Established In 2005
The purpose is to provide historical documentation, upkeep, beautification and landscaping and burial direction for the church.
Founding President: Bishop John Griffin Sr.
Center Point School
Center Point Alumni Association
Center Point Memorial Cemetery Association Inc.
Established In 1889.
*Texas Historical Marker #9791
In 1889, G.W. Goulsby opened a one-room school, the first in the settlement Pete Griffin was the first teacher. By 1897 the one-room, one-teacher school enrolled thirty-one Black children. In 1916 a new five-room school was built.
Under the leadership of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Cash, the f
Established In 1889.
*Texas Historical Marker #9791
In 1889, G.W. Goulsby opened a one-room school, the first in the settlement Pete Griffin was the first teacher. By 1897 the one-room, one-teacher school enrolled thirty-one Black children. In 1916 a new five-room school was built.
Under the leadership of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Cash, the first principals, Center Point School became an important vocational facility. By the 1935–36 school year the school had become in many respects one of the best schools in the county. Its physical plant included four buildings with ten classrooms and was valued at $14,000. Nine of the ten teachers who taught in the Center Point school had at least B.A. degrees, and, despite the fact that Black teachers were typically paid less than White teachers with the same education and experience, the average teacher's salary at Center Point was higher than any other Camp County school, White or Black. The school term was 176 days, only one day shorter than the longest school term in the county. The school enrolled 279 students, 129 in high school. Many of the high school students came from other districts that did not offer the upper grades.
During the late 1930s the population of the area began to decline, at first because of the Great Depression and then in the 1940s and 1950s because of increased economic opportunities for Blacks in urban areas. By 1938 the enrollment in Center Point High School had dropped to seventy-eight, and by 1955 the district had been consolidated with the Pittsburg Independent School District.
Center Point Alumni Association
Center Point Alumni Association
Center Point Alumni Association
Established in ___
This Association was founded by Alumni of Center Point School to preserve the bond of family and friends of those who attended the school. Their dedication to come back annually and support the community efforts lives on through their decedents in the community. Their annual Alumni Picnic and Fish Fry became a staple eve
Established in ___
This Association was founded by Alumni of Center Point School to preserve the bond of family and friends of those who attended the school. Their dedication to come back annually and support the community efforts lives on through their decedents in the community. Their annual Alumni Picnic and Fish Fry became a staple event in the community corresponding with the church Homecoming each year brining many people back home to visit.
Founding President: Lonnie Ford
Center Point Church of Christ
Center Point Alumni Association
Center Point Alumni Association
Established in __
Closed Doors ____.
