Ward Memorial United Methodist Church
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N 30° 14.016 W 097° 44.104
14R E 621718 N 3345346
Black metal marker attached to the building to the right of the entrance.
Waymark Code: WMX2TY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/18/2017
Views: 2
Marker gives the history of the congregation's formation and the building of this sanctuary.
Marker Number: 14816
Marker Text:
In 1885, the Rev. Josiah Whipple was appointed to organize a Methodist mission in east Austin's tenth ward. The congregation built a sanctuary on First Street in 1888 and became known as the First Street Methodist Church. In 1909, the name Ward Memorial was adopted in honor of Methodist Bishop Seth Ward (d.1909), a native Texan. As Austin expanded southward, many members of Ward Memorial moved to this area. The Church, with its emphasis on neighborhood ministry, purchased land at this site in 1959 and completed a new building the following year.
(1985)
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