Pilot Point in Denton County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
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.
Erected 2007. (Marker Number 13908.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.
Location. 33° 24.297′ N, 96° 57.266′ W. Marker is in Pilot Point, Texas, in Denton County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of North Charcut Street and East Carroll Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 925 North Charcut Street, Pilot Point TX 76258, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pilot Point Post-Signal (approx. 0.7 miles away); City of Pilot Point (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pilot Point Church of Christ (approx. one mile away); Belew Cemetery (approx. 4˝ miles away); Primitive Baptist Church of Tioga (approx. 4.8 miles away); Tioga United Methodist Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); Tioga Cemetery (approx. 5.6 miles away); First Christian Church of Aubrey (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pilot Point.
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