St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church - Pilot Point, TX - Roman Catholic Churches on Waymarking.com

A 2007 Texas Historical Marker provides some background, referencing the Flusche brothers, whose footprint is seen in many communities in North Texas:

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church has provided for the spiritual needs of residents in this region since the late nineteenth century. Before that time, Catholics in the town of Pilot Point, organized in 1854, had no nearby place of worship. Early area Catholics, many of whom were of German origin, had to travel two days to attend services in Gainesville or Sherman.

By the 1890s, the firm of Flusche Brothers and Sullivan recruited a number of German settlers to the town, increasing the need for a Catholic Church. Sixty-three residents and visitors gathered in 1891 for the first Mass given in the town. By 1892, parishioners raised funds to build a structure, and the Diocese of Dallas consecrated St. Thomas Aquinas Church on March 7, the feast day of St. Thomas.

The following year, the church opened a school and secured land for a cemetery. In 1904, members built a larger sanctuary. The parish prospered until the economic depression of the 1930s. In 1936, however, the church once again began to grow under the leadership of Father Paul Charcut (1908-1968), who was actively involved in both church and civic affairs in Pilot Point.

In the following years, St. Thomas Aquinas Church established significant programs to assist the less fortunate in the area through charitable contributions. Congregation members have also served as civic leaders, while others have entered into religious vocations or participated in the U.S. military during wartime. Today, the church continues in its historic role as a spiritual and community leader for the surrounding area.

Type of Church: Church Status of Building: Actively in use for worship Date of organization: 03/07/1892 Date of building construction: 09/24/1950 Dominant Architectural Style: Modern Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: A statue of St. Thomas Aquinas is on the grounds, north of the sanctuary Archdiocese: Archdiocese of San Antonio Diocese: Diocese of Fort Worth Address/Location: 400 St. Thomas Aquinas Ave Pilot Point, TX USA 76258 Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]

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