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

Grace United Methodist Church

Photographed by James Hulse, October 26, 2022

1. Grace United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. This congregation was founded in 1868 as the Bremond Methodist Episcopal Church, South, with the Rev. John R. White serving as pastor. The earliest worship services were held in private homes or in the community's Union church. Two early Methodist church buildings were rebuilt after damage from windstorms, and a new sanctuary replaced the one lost in a 1949 fire. The congregation changed its name to "Grace Methodist Church" in the 1950s.

Erected 1985 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10927.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 31° 9.918′ N, 96° 40.788′ W. Marker is in Bremond, Texas, in Robertson County. It is at the intersection of Austin Street and West Clay Street, on the left when traveling north on Austin Street. The marker is located on the right side of the front entrance to the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 317 Austin Street, Bremond TX 76629, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes

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Region.

It is also in the American South.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Baptist Church of Bremond (approx. ¼ mile away); Paul Bremond (approx. ¼ mile away); Bremond (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Mary's Catholic Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Joseph and Catherine Bartula (approx. 0.7 miles away); Love High School (approx. ¾ mile away); Wootan Wells (approx. 3.1 miles away); Site of Extinct Town of Hammond (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bremond.

Also see . . . Bremond, Texas. Wikipedia

Bremond is named for Paul Bremond (1810–1885),[4] entrepreneur and founder of the Houston, East and West Texas Railroad 1875, who owned the surrounding land. Years later, the new owner, cotton baron William Marsh Rice, whose first wife was
Photographed by James Hulse, October 26, 2022

2. The view of the Grace United Methodist Church and Marker from the street
Bremond's daughter, Margaret, had the town surveyed and named after Bremond. The town was incorporated in 1870. In the 1870s a large number of Polish immigrants came to the area to grow cotton. Bremond holds an annual festival yearly to celebrate its Polish heritage.

(Submitted on October 28, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 407 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 28, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.