FIRST -- Methodist Congregation in Austin, Austin TX
N 30° 16.482 W 097° 44.580
14R E 620904 N 3349893
The First United Methodist Church of Austin is not surprisingly, Austin's first Methodist congregation
Waymark Code: WMTE53
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2016
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The First United Methodist Church of Austin is located at 1201 Lavaca in Austin Texas.
The historic marker on the front of the sanctuary reads as follows:
"FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF AUSTIN
In 1840, shortly after Austin was incorporated, the Rev. John Haynie (1786-1860), a Methodist circuit rider from the Mississippi Conference, led 14 members in forming this fellowship. They worshiped at temporary sites, including the Capitol building of Republic of Texas. In 1847 they completed their first church building, a wooden structure on Congress Avenue and 4th Street, during the pastorate of the Rev. Homer S. Thrall (1819-1894), circuit rider and well-known author of Texas and Methodist history. Doctors met in the original building in 1853 to from the Texas Medical Association.
In 1854, under the Rev. John W. Phillips (1821-1891), the original church was sold and a new brick edifice built at Brazos and 10th Street. In 1884 Dr. A. E.Goodwyn (1818-1902) led construction of a larger building at that site. For a time this congregation was called Tenth Street Methodist Church. The members bought the present property in 1921 and built this neo-classical structure. Pastors instrumental in building and improving the present church facility include Dr. Edward R. Barcus (1872-1958), Dr. W. F. Bryan (1872-1965), Dr. Marvin S. Vance (1905-1966) and Dr. Robert S. Tate, Jr. (1914-1976). As Austin's second oldest Protestant congregation this fellowship has made significant contributions to the state's history."
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Date of FIRST: 01/01/1840
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