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 First Methodist Church of Fredericksburg Posted by:  linkys
N 30° 16.653 W 098° 52.676
14R E 511740 N 3349546
Built in 1855 and remodeled a number of times, the First Methodist Church building on San Antonio Street now serves as the headquarters of the local historical society and offices for several businesses.
Waymark Code: WMA9TG
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2010
Views: 8
Texas State Historical Survey Committee Marker
From the Atlas
Index Entry: First Methodist Church of Fredericksburg
Address: 312 W. San Antonio St.
City: Fredericksburg
County: Gillespie
Subject Codes: Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; churches
Year Marker Erected: 1972
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 10038
Marker Text:
Oldest Methodist church in the Hill Country, founded 1849 as a German mission by the Rev. Eduard Schneider. The charter members: Melchior and Rosine Bauer, Johann and Margaretha Durst, Friedrich and Sophie Ellebracht, Ernst and Dorothea Houy, Ferdinand and Maria Kneese, Ludwig Kneese, Heinrich and Catharine Steihl, Jacob and Catharine Treibs, Fritz and Fredericka (Mary) Winkel. In 1855, during pastorate of the Rev. C. A. Grote, a 40 x 60-foot native stone church was built. It still serves after 1912-14, 1923, and 1948-49 remodelings.
(1972)
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