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 Frisco Methodist Church Posted by:  QuesterMark
N 33° 08.478 W 096° 48.295
14S E 704748 N 3669096
This marker, in Frisco, on Preston Road, commemorates the history of a church, starting in 1848.
Waymark Code: WMTDP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2006
Views: 50
Index Entry: Frisco Methodist Church
Address:
City: Frisco
County: Collin
Subject Codes: CH; ME;
Year Marker Erected: 0
Designations: na
Marker Location: 7659 Preston Road (SH 289) at the corner of John Wesley Drive in Frisco
Marker Size: 27" x 42" Subject
Repairs Completed: None
Marker Number: 6161
Marker Text:
Area frontier settlers William and Frances Rogers, Peter and Sarah Teel, and Elizabeth Rogers, and the Rev. Joab Biggs, a Methodist circuit-riding minister, organized this congregation in William Rogers' log home in 1848. Known as Bethel Methodist Church, the small rural congregation erected its first sanctuary in 1852 on land donated by William Rogers. A school building erected by the church in the early 1870s was converted for use as a sanctuary in 1882. In 1874 Joseph Rogers donated land on which the church held camp meetings that became such large events that a large shed was built at the site in 1888. In 1902 the church moved here to the new railroad town of Frisco, erected a sanctuary at a downtown location, and changed its name to Frisco Methodist Church. A new brick sanctuary was completed in 1915. The congregation changed its name to First United Methodist Church of Frisco in 1968. In 1982, after 80 years of serving Frisco from its downtown facilities, the congregation erected a new sanctuary at this site to serve its growing membership. Over the years the congregation has expanded its education programs. The church continues to serve the area with various group activities and outreach programs. (1994)
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