222 - First United Methodist Church - Crockett, TX
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N 31° 19.059 W 095° 27.292
15R E 266390 N 3467408
A Gothic style stone church with buttresses and a massive corner tower. It was built in 1901-02, with additions in 1922, 1953, 1968 and 1998. Has nineteen stained-glass windows fabricated in Bavaria.
Waymark Code: WMVV7M
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2017
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Text from Historical Marker:
City's first congregation and one of the oldest in Texas. Formed 1839 with Henderson Palmer as pastor. Noted Minister Littleton Fowler was presiding elder at organization. Methodists shared a structure with Crockett's other denominations until erecting a frame building on this site in 1864.
The church was host to East Texas Annual Conferences on 1862, 1871, 1877, 1888. Present sanctuary, built in 1901-1902 of brick fired at site, is oldest extant house of worship in city. First sessions of newly-merged Texas Annual Conferences were held here, December 3-8, 1902.
Type of marker: Numbered
UMC Historic Site #: 222
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