Mobeetie United Methodist Church - Mobeetie, TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 35° 32.026 W 100° 26.298
14S E 369606 N 3933188
One story church on raised basement. Octagon steeple, no cross.
Waymark Code: WM156Z8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2021
Views: 1
Historical Marker:
Mobeetie developed from a buffalo hunters camp established in 1874 and Fort Elliott, which opened in 1875. Methodists Peter Gravis and J.T. Hosmer preached in the town in 1881, and by 1884, Mobeetie had a mission Methodist congregation. An 1898 tornado destroyed the sanctuary and most other buildings in town. In 1905, the community erected a shared Union Church building later bought by the Methodist congregation. The town moved closer to the railroad in the late 1920s. In 1930, church members built a basement in New Mobeetie and moved their worship services there. They built the present sanctuary in 1947, and the church continues to serve as an area spiritual center.
Active church?: Yes
Year Built: 1947
Website: [Web Link]
Service times: Not listed
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