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 1926 - First United Methodist Church of Wichita Falls - Wichita Falls, TX
N 33° 54.522 W 098° 29.542
14S E 546928 N 3752148
Begun in 1926 and completed in 1928, the third and current sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church of Wichita Falls is located at 909 Tenth Street, Wichita Falls, TX. The church is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Waymark Code: WMVVVH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2017
Views: 2
Their website has a good history, while a 1983 Texas Historical Marker provides an overview:
This congregation, the first to be organized in Wichita Falls, began in March 1881 at the home of Alfred H. Harris. With F.O. Miller as pastor, six charter members held services in a log schoolhouse and later in the courthouse. Two sanctuaries were erected to serve the growing membership before this building was completed in 1928. Designed by Houston architect William Ward Watkin, the building features Gothic Revival styling.
Year of construction: 1926
Full inscription:
First Methodist Episcopal Church
South
1926
Dedicated to the service of Almighty God by the members and friends whose loyal support made the building of this church possible.
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For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1 Cor, 3-11.
Organized 1880
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First Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Building Committee
J.J. Perkins, Chairman
M.G. Catter
N.M. Clifford
Dr. M.R. Garrison
Mrs. E.B. Gorsline
Dr. & Mrs. J.C.A. Guest
W.B. Hamilton
J.T. Harrell
Oral Jones
Mrs. P.P. Langford
N.H. Martin
M.D. Rowe
W.W. Silk
C.W. Snider
Mack Thomas
Walter J. Johnson D.D.
Pastor
St. Stephen McKenney D.D.
Pastor
Wyatt C. Hedrick, Inc.
Architect
Claude M. Simpson D.D.
Pastor
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
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