First Methodist Church Of Oglesby
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N 31° 25.183 W 097° 30.553
14R E 641699 N 3477079
Marker on a post in front of church at 109 College Ave., Oglesby, TX
Waymark Code: WMVDV0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/06/2017
Views: 7
Gives history of the one story white wood church with towers on each end.
Marker Number: 1763
Marker Text:
This congregation was organized in 1891 as the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and boasted 56 members in its first year. The Rev. J. David Crockett served as its first pastor. A church structure built in 1891 was destroyed by a tornado in 1893. A second structure completed by the congregation that year was replaced by this late Victorian-era Queen Anne style building in 1912. It features a symmetrical form with a central gable and flanking bell towers. The church has sponsored an annual harvest festival to fund missionaries throughout the world, including Japan and Africa.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1992
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