Wharton in Wharton County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

First United Methodist Church of Wharton

Photographed by James Hulse, February 11, 2022

1. First United Methodist Church of Wharton Marker

Inscription. Early Methodist services in this area can be traced to 1835 when a camp meeting was held in Egypt. According to local church historians, the Wharton congregation began meeting in 1859 and was officially organized in 1865. Members built a church on Caney Street in 1885, and in 1898 moved to a new site on Fulton Street. Their first sanctuary there was destroyed in a 1909 storm, and its replacement was lost to fire in 1925 along with the church's early records and possibly those of Egypt's original Methodist congregation. Wharton's first Ecumenical Vacation Bible School was held at First Methodist Church in 1930. The congregation relocated to this site in 1972 into a structure designed to blend old and new traditions. Methodist churches in Glen Flora, Lane City, and Newgulf merged with the Wharton church in the 1970s and 1980s.

Erected 2000 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12291.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 29° 19.454′ N, 96° 5.275′ W. Marker is in Wharton, Texas, in Wharton County. It can be reached from the intersection of Pioneer Avenue and Helms Avenue. The marker is located at the pavilion entrance to the church near the parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1717 Pioneer Avenue, Wharton TX 77488, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of World War II Prisoner of War Camp (approx. 0.3 miles away); Shearith Israel Synagogue (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. ¾ mile away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wharton Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Paul Lutheran Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Nettie Elkins House (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wharton.

The First United Methodist Church of Wharton and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 11, 2022

2. The First United Methodist Church of Wharton and Marker

The First United Methodist Church of Wharton Marker at the the church pavilion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 11, 2022

3. The First United Methodist Church of Wharton Marker at the the church pavilion

The view of the First United Methodist Church of Wharton from the parking lot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 11, 2022

4. The view of the First United Methodist Church of Wharton from the parking lot

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 455 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 12, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.