First United Methodist Church - Mount Vernon, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 33° 11.061 W 095° 13.294
15S E 292882 N 3673922
Three story red brick church with towers on each side of the main entrance.
Waymark Code: WMWW2H
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2017
Views: 1
Historical Marker:
Organized 1855, with 13 charter members: Mrs. Joel Arrington, Capt. and Mrs. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Parchman, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wylie Parchman, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Parchman, and Squire and Mrs. C. S. Yates. The group first met south of town in Joe Wylie Parchman's home; later in a Masonic Hall; then in 1875 bought this site and built a meetinghouse. A larger frame building was erected n 1896-97. Present edifice was completed in 1930; educational building in 1953. This church body has given at least four men to the ministry.
Active church?: Yes
Year Built: 1930
Service times:
8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
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