Lancaster Historic Neighborhood District in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

First United Methodist Church of Lancaster

Photographed by Kayla Harper, July 6, 2020

1. First United Methodist Church of Lancaster Marker

Inscription.

Itinerant preachers often met with local Methodists in early days of settlement. Organized on May 25, 1868, by the Rev. Andrew Davis, this is one of the oldest churches in North Texas. Services were held in Masonic Hall until a church building was erected in 1874. This had separate entrances and seating for men and women, in the Victorian manner. After a new church was constructed in 1911, the original building was used as a Sunday School annex, but was later razed. The present sanctuary, erected in 1957, stands on site of the original church.

Erected 1976 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6707.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 32° 35.468′ N, 96° 45.405′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Texas, in Dallas County. It is in the the Lancaster Historic Neighborhood District. It is on South Dallas Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 S Dallas Avenue, Lancaster TX 75146, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Town of Lancaster (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Recreation (about 500 feet away); Transportation (about 500 feet away); Fabulous Racehorse Steel Dust (about 500 feet away); High Education (about 500 feet away); Houses (about 600 feet away); Memories (about 600 feet away); Disasters (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.

Photographed by Kayla Harper, July 6, 2020

2. First United Methodist Church of Lancaster Marker

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Photographed by Kayla Harper, July 6, 2020

3. First United Methodist Church of Lancaster

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. This page has been viewed 439 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.