Kilgore in Gregg County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
St. Luke's United Methodist Church
In that year the neighboring Methodist congregations of Kilgore, Crossroads, Danville, and Pirtle formed the Kilgore Methodist Circuit, with the Rev. F. J. Browning as first pastor. In 1894 the Institute (later renamed Lon Morris College) moved to Jacksonville. Kilgore Methodists continued to meet in the Institute chapel.
In 1904 the chapel was moved one block southwest (across Martin Street from this site). It was replaced there in 1915 with a frame sanctuary which was burned by arson in 1931 during the Kilgore oil boom.
This fieldstone sanctuary and the annex were built in 1932, and the 109-member Kilgore congregation became St. Luke's Methodist Episcopal Church, South, with the Rev. Bob L. Pool as the first full-time pastor. The Tudor Gothic buildings were designed by Paris, Texas architects Smith & Praeger.
Erected 1985 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9995.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion.
Location. 32° 23.097′ N, 94° 52.421′ W. Marker is in Kilgore, Texas, in Gregg County. Marker is on East Main Street near North Martin Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 East Main Street, Kilgore TX 75662, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Site of Alexander Institute (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church of Kilgore (about 400 feet away); Kilgore National Bank Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); During Drilling (approx. 0.2 miles away); Removal (approx. 0.2 miles away); Before 1937 Drilling Began (approx. 0.2 miles away); Drilling Completed, 1940 (approx. 0.2 miles away); World's Richest Acre (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kilgore.
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