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

Fate Prebyterian Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 7, 2023

1. Fate Prebyterian Church Marker

Inscription. When Presbyterians organized this congregation in the middle 1880s, the community of Fate was developing as a new settlement on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad. Among the eighteen individuals who chartered the church were members of the Leonard, Kale, McLendon, Cooper, Wilson, Bonsel, Morgan, Holiday, and Sawyer families.

In the early years, a circuit rider served as minister of this and other area churches. One early circuit rider was the Rev. J.A. Hornbeak (d. 1939), who was serving as minister of the Fate Presbyterian Church in 1894 when the members constructed the first sanctuary. Located on Brown Street, it was built under the supervision of head carpenter H.A. Kale (1834-1921), a charter member of the congregation. The church continued to worship in the structure until the early 1920s. In 1926, a new church building was completed at this site.

With historic ties to the earliest days of the Fate community, the Fate Presbyterian Church remains an important institution in Rockwall County. Church members have included many community leaders and pioneer area settlers.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

Erected 1986

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by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6141.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 32° 56.43′ N, 96° 22.881′ W. Marker is in Fate, Texas, in Rockwall County. It is at the intersection of William E Crawford Avenue and Elmhurst Lane, on the right when traveling north on William E Crawford Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 William E Crawford Ave, Rockwall TX 75087, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fate Lodge No. 802, A.F. & A.M. (within

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 7, 2023

2. Fate Prebyterian Church Marker

shouting distance of this marker); The Church of Christ in Rockwall (approx. 2.4 miles away); Blackland Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Mount Zion Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Royse City Lodge No. 663 A.F. & A.M. (approx. 3.8 miles away); Royse City Calaboose (approx. 3.8 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Royse City (approx. 3.9 miles away); Royse City's First United Methodist Church Building (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fate.

Regarding Fate Prebyterian Church. The building is now home of Calvary Chapel of Fate.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 733 times since then and 99 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.