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 Haynie Memorial Methodist Church
N 32° 14.681 W 096° 29.954
14S E 735614 N 3570301
Texas Historical Marker in front of the now-derelict Haynie Memorial Methodist Church, 200 N. Dallas St, Rice, TX, noting its origins and the construction of the church building in 1908. Unfortunately, it closed in 1996.
Waymark Code: WMKVQN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2014
Views: 2
Marker Number: 7208
Marker Text:
The Rev. William Vaughn founded this church in 1874. The charter members were the families of J.M. Bartlett, B.M. and Mrs. J.A. Clopton, L.B. and W.D. Haynie, W.M. Holmes, J.M. Mitcham, E.E. and I.B. Sessions, and J.A. Ward. This site was donated to the church by W.M. Rice, official of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad and founder of Rice University, Houston. The present building, erected in 1908 and named in honor of steward W. D. Haynie, was dedicated in 1909, in the pastorate of the Rev. H.B. Henry, by Bishop Seth Ward. (1976)
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