First United Methodist Church of Bartlett
N 30° 47.836 W 097° 26.136
14R E 649671 N 3408180
The historic marker in front of the handsome First United Methodist Church of Bartlett
Waymark Code: WMTKBZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/03/2016
Views: 4
Then First United Methodist Church of Bartlett is located at 645 W Clark Street in Bartlett.
Marker Number: 9087
Marker Text:
Organized between 1870 and 1875 as the Indian Creek Church, this congregation moved to Bartlett about 1885. Services were held in a store, schoolhouse, and Baptist church before construction of a Methodist church in 1890. Built in 1896, the present sanctuary was enlarged in 1912 and dedicated on June 19, 1921, after a donation by Mrs. S. T. Morrison helped pay the debt. Dedication speaker was the Rev. H. A. Boaz, an early pastor here who later became a bishop and president of Southern Methodist University. The fellowship grew from 13 members to a peak of 310 in the late 1950s. (1976)
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