Northside in Houston in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

St. Mark's United Methodist Church

Photographed by James Hulse, November 3, 2023

1. St. Mark's United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. This congregation traces its history to 1875, when the Rev. Rudolph Brueck organized Emanuel German Methodist Episcopal Church. It was renamed Zion German Methodist Church in 1891 and Norhill Methodist Episcopal Church, North, in 1924. Woodland Heights Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was organized in 1912. It merged with the Norhill congregation in 1938 and relocated to this site. The new congregation, named St. Mark's. represented the historic first merger among churches of the north and south conferences of the Methodist church.

Erected 1990 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10759.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 29° 47.426′ N, 95° 22.664′ W. Marker is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County. It is in Northside. It is at the intersection of Pecore Street and Northwood Street, on the left when traveling west on Pecore Street. The marker is located at the front entrance of the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 Pecore Street, Houston TX 77009, United

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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 markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Zion Lutheran Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1936 Texas Centennial Marker Broken by Hurricane Ike (approx. 0.3 miles away); Woodland Heights Community (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hollywood Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hortense Sparks Malsch Ward (approx. 0.6 miles away); Emmanuel Baptist Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mollie Bailey (approx. 0.9 miles away); Huelga Schools (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Houston.

The front entrance to the St. Mark's United Methodist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, November 3, 2023

2. The front entrance to the St. Mark's United Methodist Church and Marker

The St. Mark's United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, November 3, 2023

3. The St. Mark's United Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 7, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.