FIRST (Oldest) Organized Church in Ellis County, TX
N 32° 31.049 W 096° 53.743
14S E 697654 N 3599749
Per the Texas Historical Marker just up the road (FM 664 and Shiloh Rd), the Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church is the oldest organized church in Ellis County. Located at 7810 Shiloh Rd, Ovilla, TX 76065. Phone is 972-723-3758.
Waymark Code: WMEXHB
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/18/2012
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The Texas Historical Marker says:
The first organized church in Ellis County, the Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian congregation was chartered with twenty members on July 25, 1847, two years before the formation of the county. The church was begun under the leadership of the Rev. Finis E. King, a pioneer area minister, with the assistance of the Rev. J.C. Provine of Paris in Lamar County.
Worship services were first conducted under a brush arbor and later in a cedar log tabernacle constructed by Matt McElroy and his eight sons. In 1872, during the pastorate of the Rev. D.G. Molloy, the present frame sanctuary was completed. J.P. Laughlin built the structure using lumber from Cherokee County in East Texas.
Ministers here have included such prominent early Presbyterian preachers as the Rev. King, pastor from the church's organization until his death in 1859, the Rev. Molloy, who served from 1861 to 1880, and the Rev. R.M. White, who was instrumental in the formation of several Ellis County churches. Since the earliest days of settlement, the Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian congregation has led in the development of Ovilla and the surrounding area.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 07/25/1847
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