Coker United Methodist Church - San Antonio, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 29° 33.382 W 098° 29.505
14R E 549235 N 3269737
In 1873, Joseph Coker conveyed three acres to trustees for use as "a neighborhood church, school-house and grave-yard." Methodist congregation was established in 1885. The church remains adjacent to the cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMX0GM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/08/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Bear and Ragged
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Texas State Historical Assn

In the 1880s a Methodist circuit rider, Arthur Everette Rector, visited the Coker community about once a month; services lasted all day while horses, wagons, and oxen were tethered nearby.

The first church was built here about 1885 and was a wooden building put together with square nails. The church was originally called Salado Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and later renamed Coker Methodist Church sometime in the 1920s.

The present day rock church was constructed by the community members in 1938 and 1939.

Active church?: Yes

Year Built: 1939

Service times:
Traditional services are Saturday at 5:00 pm in the historic Coker Chapel and 8:00 and 11:00 am in the Sanctuary. Contemporary services are at 9:30 am in the Upper Room (2nd floor of the Gibbs building). Spanish language worship is on Sundays at 11:00 am in the Upper Room (2nd floor of the Gibbs building).


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