First United Methodist Church - 1952 - Borger, TX - Dated Architectural Structures Multifarious on Waymarking.com

County of Church: Hutchinson County
Location of Church: 200 N. McGee St., Borger
Plaque Attached to Church Text:

FIRST
METHODIST CHURCH
Erected 1952
W. C. MARTIN     H. NOEL BRYANT
  Bishop      Pastor
J. Edmund Kirby     James T. Fleming
  Dist. Supt.      Assoc. Pastor

BUILDING COMMITTEE
A. S. Megert (Chairman)     W. T. Harrell
Mrs. H. A. Jackson (Secretary)    I. D. Patton
C. A. Cryer      W. R. Thomas
Cantrell & Co. Inc.      Jas. T. Taylor & Son
 Architect      Contractor

THC Historic Marker Erected in 1997
Text of that Marker:
A.P. "ACE" Borger purchased 240 acres of land here in January 1926 and began to establish a new town. Within ninety days, the oil field town named for Borger had a population of more than 50,000 people.

The Rev. W.M. Lane, the presiding elder of the Amarillo district of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, visited Borger and decided to establish a church. The Rev. Orion W. Carter conducted the first worship service in the local grocery store. By July 1926 the church was formally organized by Carter with 15 charter members, and a 36' x 60' church building was erected by Guy Rich. By the end of the year the Sunday School had an enrollment of 250, and women's and youth programs were established. An addition was built in 1928 to accommodate the growing membership.

A second church structure, located on the corner of West Second and North Hedgecoke, was erected in 1930. The edifice served the congregation until 1952, when a third sanctuary was constructed at West Second and North McGee streets. An educational building was added in 1960. The congregation has grown with the city of Borger, and maintains a strong community presence.

Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1952 Full Inscription (unless noted above): Noted Above Website (if available): [Web Link]

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