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 Friberg-Cooper Methodist Church
N 33° 59.983 W 098° 27.424
14S E 550139 N 3762257
Texas Historical Marker at the Friberg-Cooper United Methodist Church, on the east side of FM 171 at Friberg Church Road, noting its establishment, service, and history to two nearby communities.
Waymark Code: WMTW75
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/13/2017
Views: 1
Marker Number: 2061
Marker Text:
This congregation first gathered to worship in local farmer A.W. Friberg's granary in 1896, using hay bales as seats. Largely due to the generosity of the Carey, Andree, and Friberg families, the congregation was able to build its first sanctuary, the Friberg Methodist Episcopal Church, here in 1902, naming it after charter members John and Mary Friberg. After the structure burned in 1938, the present sanctuary was built around the original cornerstone. A merger with Cooper Methodist congregation in 1947 strengthened the church, which remains a focal point of this rural community. (1991)
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