Union Methodist Church
N 32° 19.743 W 100° 56.832
14S E 316721 N 3578575
A small historic marker in front of a tiny wooden church and peaceful cemetery in rural Mitchell County TX.
Waymark Code: WMJJW8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2013
Views: 8
A very small church near what is now Lake Colorado City State Park. The church is located at the intersection of the FM 2638 and County Road 258.
Marker Number: 5596
Marker Text:
Organized March, 1891, by Rev. J.W. Montgomery. First church built by J.M. Dorn and neighbors. All faiths worshipped here. Was also used as schoolhouse and community meeting place.
Present church built 1905, and renamed Dorn Chapel. Planks over nail kegs were early pews. (1967)
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