Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 43.191 W 097° 14.111
14R E 667212 N 3510738
Black metal marker on a metal pole to the left of the church entrance.
Waymark Code: WMWTE4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2017
Views: 5
Marker gives short history of the founding of this church.
Marker Number: 5757
Marker Text:
In 1873, during the height of the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War, Methodist families in the vicinity of Gholson met to organize a church. Services were first held in log schoolhouse near the cemetery. After it burned, members met in the new schoolhouse until a sanctuary was completed on this site in 1891. The land, located one mile north of the schoolhouse where the church began, was donated by Frank and Lucy Sparks. A focal point of Gholson since 1873, Wesley Chapel continues to reflect the goals and ideals of its founders.
(1988)
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