First Presbyterian Church - Kaufman, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 35.335 W 096° 18.390
14S E 752815 N 3608917
White wood frame church with bell tower topped by a steeple.
Waymark Code: WM11C81
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2019
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Historical Marker:
Organized July 1854 by The Rev. Richard O. Watkins, as Cumberland Presbyterian Church. First church building was erected in 1854-55. First pastor, The Rev. Dempsey W. Broughton, helped found Trinity University. Present sanctuary was built in 1877. Church took name "First Presbyterian" after national denominational merger in 1906. It became "Covenant" after absorbing Gastonia (1912) and Jiba (1963) congregations.