Winterfield United Methodist Church Time Capsule - Longview, TX
N 32° 31.618 W 094° 43.033
15S E 338723 N 3600147
A time capsule is located behind the sign for the Winterfield United Methodist Church at 2616 Tryon Rd, Longview, TX. Sunday services are held at 9 AM and 11 AM.
Waymark Code: WM115TG
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2019
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The time capsule is a slab of gray granite, with incised black text, mounted upon a brick base. One cannot easily see it from the street, as it is positioned behind a bush behind the church sign. It reads:
Winterfield
Methodist Church
1875 - 1975
100 Years in Our Lord's Service
Time Capsule 1975 - 2025
A 1995 Texas Historical Marker in front of the church provides some background:
This church traces its origin to Methodist camp meetings held here in the farm community of Winterfield as early as the 1870s. The site of the camp meetings, which drew settlers from Gregg, Upshur, and Harrison counties, was set aside in the early 1880s for worship purposes. Two small 1880s church buildings, sanctuaries erected here in 1929 and 1957, and other facilities including an education building have served the church. The congregation sponsors a number of outreach programs and activities and continues to provide civic and religious leadership for the community.