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By Bill Kirchner, November 11, 2017
Graham Chapel Methodist Church Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Farm to Market Road 1313 0.1 miles east of County Highway 399, on the left when traveling east. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m110577) HM |
| On Ranch to Market Road 648 0.6 miles east of Ranch to Market Road 783, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Ten charter members constituted Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Church in 1901, and Elder S.N. Redford served as pastor from 1901 until 1907. Services were held in homes and in the Squaw Creek School until 1911, when members began meeting in the . . . — — Map (db m91743) HM |
| Near Ranch to Market Road 783 at Ranch to Market Road 648, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Organized by German Lutherans in September 1896 under a brush arbor at nearby Lange’s Mill, this church has been part of Gillespie County history for over 100 years. A frame church building erected in 1898 was replaced by this Gothic Revival . . . — — Map (db m91744) HM |
| On East Austin Street west of North Adams Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Early settlers in Fredericksburg worshiped together in a community church, the Vereins Kirche. On March 27, 1887, the Rev. John Heinzelmann and about 80 families organized a separate congregation known as Die Evangelische Kirche (The . . . — — Map (db m35863) HM |
| On Cherry Spring Road 0.2 miles west of Wasserfall Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | German Lutherans in the community of Cherry Spring began meeting together for worship in the 1850s. Diedrich Rode (1828-1925), a licensed lay minister, provided space in his home for worship services and Sunday school. Christ Church congregation was . . . — — Map (db m91642) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 290) at South Lee Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. |
| | Several black families were residing in Gillespie County by the 1870s. A schoolhouse was built in 1877 on property adjacent to this later church site. Blacks probably met in the school for worship services before this church was completed 10 years . . . — — Map (db m111261) HM |
| On Cross Mountain Trail Road 0.1 miles west of North Milam Street (Farm to Market Road 965), on the left when traveling north. |
| | This marl and limestone hill, elevation 1,915 feet, was an Indian signal point, advancing news of the intrusions of white settlers. The hill was first recorded and described by the German geologist, Dr. Ferdinand Roemer in 1847. A timber cross found . . . — — Map (db m71921) HM |
| On Cherry Spring Road 0.3 miles west of Wasserfall Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | This group of building was constructed by German native Diedrich Rode (1828-1905). The three-story limestone residence was completed in 1880 and featured a third floor storage area for wool and cotton produced on the land. A Lutheran, Rode served as . . . — — Map (db m91644) HM |
| On West San Antonio Street at South Milam Street, on the right when traveling west on West San Antonio Street. |
| | Oldest Methodist church in the Hill Country. Founded 1849 as a German mission by the Rev. Eduard Schneider. The charter members: Melchior and Rosine Bauer; Johann and Margaretha Durst; Friedrich and Sophie Ellebracht; Ernst and Dorothea Houy; . . . — — Map (db m135089) HM |
| Near E. San Antonio Street west of S. Llano Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This congregation traces its origins to the first Protestant services held in Fredericksburg by the Rev. Henry Basse in 1846. Members worshiped at the old Vereins Kirche until 1888 when Carl Priess gave this lot for a new building. The first portion . . . — — Map (db m94293) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 290) 0.1 miles west of South Orange Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Saddle and harness merchant Henry Meckel (1855-1909) acquired this property in 1886 and soon made improvements to a one-story, ca. 1860 stone house already on the lot. A second level of concrete blocks and a double gallery of milled wood were . . . — — Map (db m157157) HM |
| On Cherry Spring Road at Wasserfall Road, on the right when traveling north on Cherry Spring Road. |
| | The Cherry Spring community was founded by German immigrants about 1850. Classes for schoolchildren were held in private homes. In 1859 German nobleman Wilhelm Marschall von Bieberstein deeded ten acres of land to L. Schneider, H. Bradhering, W. . . . — — Map (db m91645) HM |
| On West San Antonio Street at South Orange Street, on the right when traveling west on West San Antonio Street. |
| | St. Mary's Parish dates to 1846 with the arrival of German settlers in Fredercksburg. Construction of this building, which replaced an earlier log structure, was completed in 1863 during the pastorate of the Rev. Peter Baunach. It served as the . . . — — Map (db m156243) HM |
| Near Lower Crabapple Road 0.4 miles east of Ranch to Market Road 965, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Pioneer families of Crabapple organized this church in the 1880s. Members met in a school building before erecting this sanctuary in 1897. Elder Julius Rusche supervised the design, carpentry, and native limestone masonry construction. An excellent . . . — — Map (db m91630) HM |
| On West San Antonio Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Rapid membership growth during the late 19th century prompted St. Mary's Church to complete plans for a new sanctuary in 1901. This Gothic-inspired native stone structure was designed by prominent San Antonio architect Leo M. Dielmann and built by . . . — — Map (db m156245) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1631 3 miles north of Ranch to Market Road 2721, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In November 1883, residents of the North Grape Creek community, later known as Cave Creek, formed a German Lutheran congregation, which they named St. Paulus Evangelische Gemeinde an Nord Grape Creek. Conrad Herbort gave land for a . . . — — Map (db m155682) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1631 3 miles north of Ranch to Market Road 2721, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Oldest rural Lutheran church in Gillespie County. The Rev. M. Haag served as first pastor. Charter members numbered 17. A frame building with walls of rough boxing planks was dedicated June 22, 1884. Size: 25 x 30 feet with a 40-foot . . . — — Map (db m155681) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 87/290) east of North Crockett Street. |
| | Church for all denominations, school and community hall. Built, summer 1847, after the Comanche peace treaty made by John O. Meusebach, Commissioner, German Emigration Company. Located in Main Street between Courthouse and Market Square of . . . — — Map (db m35864) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 290) at North Edison Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. |
| | Built 1853 by Congregation, hewing wood by hand; quarrying native limestone; Swiss Missionary Pastor serving as night foreman at lime kiln. Texas Hill Country's oldest Lutheran Church, stills enclosed in original walls.
Recorded Texas . . . — — Map (db m157149) HM |
| On U.S. 290 at 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 290. |
| | In 1908, the first Lutheran missionary to the area, Rev. C. Stadler, came to Harper. In April 1910, he confirmed the first class of Lutheran young people. When there was no missionary assigned to the area, Lutheran pastors from neighboring . . . — — Map (db m156244) HM |
| Near Ranch Road 1 0.1 miles west of Lower Albert Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This congregation traces its history to 1902, when it was organized in the Albert Schoolhouse. A sanctuary built here in 1902 was replaced in 1904, and this structure was erected in 1928. Worship services were conducted in the German language until . . . — — Map (db m90810) HM |
| On West Pearl Street (U.S. 59) at North Chilton Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Pearl Street. |
| | This historic congregation was organized in the 1840s. In 1859, the Goliad Circuit of the Methodist Church reported 166 members, the largest membership in the Rio Grande Conference. Some African Americans worshipped with Anglo Methodists before . . . — — Map (db m132018) HM |
| On South Chilton Street north of West End Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | A group of twelve Baptists met under an oak tree one block west of the Goliad town square on this site in May 1849. The Rev. John Freeman Hillyer officiated at the meeting, during which the twelve organized the first Baptist church in the area. The . . . — — Map (db m132240) HM |
| Near Park Road 6 0.2 miles west of South Jefferson Street (U.S. 183). |
| | Founded in 1722 by the Aguayo Expedition on "La Bahia del Espiritu Santo" (the Bay of the Holy Spirit), present Lavaca Bay. This mission reflects its former site in the popular name, "La Bahia". Its formal name (in part) honored Baltasar de . . . — — Map (db m116299) HM |
| On U.S. 59 1.9 miles south of Texas Highway 239, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing. |
| | Founded in 1754 for the Cujane Indians. Capt. Manuel Ramirez de la Piszina, commander of nearby Presidio la Bahia, named this mission for his parish church in Spain, and Fray Juan Dios Camberos ministered to the first converts here. The Indians . . . — — Map (db m132016) HM |
| On U.S. 59, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Missionaries from the college of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Zacatecas founded Nuestra Señora del Rosario in 1754 for the coastal Karankawa tribes. The extensive cattle ranching operation begun by sister mission Espiritu Santo also supported . . . — — Map (db m34287) HM |
| On Camino de Bexar east of Calle Cinco de Mayo. |
| | One of the most historic Spanish forts in Texas. Popularly called Presidio la Bahía, it was founded on Espíritu Santo (present Lavaca) Bay in 1722. Twice moved, it was re-established here in 1749 to protect Espiritu Santo Mission (1/4 mi. NW). In . . . — — Map (db m36230) HM |
| On U.S. 59, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Established in 1754
for the Cujane Nation.
Here faithful Franciscan
missionaries attempted to
Christianize and civilize
the Indians of the region
until 1794. — — Map (db m34284) HM |
| On Park Road 6 0.2 miles west of South Jefferson Street (U.S. 183), on the right when traveling west. |
| | First established at the site of La Salle's Fort on Garcitas Creek, Victoria County, among the Coco, Cujanes, Karankawa and other Indian tribes in 1722. Moved to Mission Valley, Victoria County, on the Guadalupe River among the Jaranames and . . . — — Map (db m68955) HM |
| On West Franklin Street at South Chilton Street, on the right when traveling west on West Franklin Street. |
| | Begun as a mission, 1861, by the Very Rev. W. R. Richardson, Dean of St. Mark's, San Antonio. R. P. Wilkinson donated site. Church was built 1882, consecrated in 1885 by the Rt. Rev. R. W. Elliott, first bishop of Western Texas. Elevated to parish . . . — — Map (db m132239) HM |
| On St. Paul Street at St. Louis Street (State Highway 146 Spur), on the right when traveling north on St. Paul Street. |
| | Pioneer Texas Baptist minister Z. N. Morrell organized the first Baptist congregation in Gonzales in 1841. It disbanded after about four years, but by 1847 a new congregation, led by the Rev. Richard Ellis and nine charter members, had taken its . . . — — Map (db m123658) HM |
| On St. Paul Street at St. Lawrence Street, on the right when traveling north on St. Paul Street. |
| | Circuit-riding Methodist preachers conducted worship services in this area as early as 1824. In 1841 the Rev. J. P. Sneed organized a Methodist church here as part of his circuit, which included Victoria, Port Lavaca, and Seguin. By 1843 the . . . — — Map (db m123645) HM |
| On St. Louis Street (State Highway 146 Spur) at North St. Joseph Street (Business U.S. 183), on the right when traveling east on St. Louis Street. |
| | On February 29, 1852, the Presbyterian Church of Gonzales was constituted with eight charter members, led by the Rev. Joel T. Case. The Rev. John McRae served as the first permanent pastor and the congregation held worship services once a month in . . . — — Map (db m123660) HM |
| On Second Street at North Gray Street, on the right when traveling east on Second Street. |
| | This congregation, organized in the early 1900s, is thought to be the oldest denominational church in Gray County. The Rev. G.R. Fort served as first pastor. Methodists in McLean met in a one-room schoolhouse until their first sanctuary was . . . — — Map (db m100356) HM |
| On East Foster Avenue at North Ballard Street, on the left when traveling east on East Foster Avenue. |
| | Five charter members established the First Methodist Church in 1906, the first denomination organized in Pampa. In 1908 a one-room white church with a steeple was built. This church site was purchased in 1924, and a new sanctuary was completed in . . . — — Map (db m55848) HM |
| On Fulton Street at Waco Street (Texas Highway 5), on the right when traveling west on Fulton Street. |
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The predecessor of this church, the first Disciples of Christ congregation in Texas, was founded during the winter of 1841-1842 at McKinney's Landing in Bowie County near the Texas-Arkansas border.
Collin McKinney, pioneer settler and Signer . . . — — Map (db m73145) HM |
| On Preston Street at Fulton Street, on the left when traveling south on Preston Street. |
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Outgrowth of Liberty Class, formed 1847 for Bible study and worship, in log cabin of Jim Creager (1.25 mi. S) by the Rev. Joab Biggs, of the Dallas Methodist Circuit, and M. F. Cole. In 1855, after a rainstorm that detained quarterly conference . . . — — Map (db m73149) HM |
| On County Route 2452 north of Old Highway 26, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Named for nearby spring with gum log curb; organized Oct. 7, 1850, by the Rev. J. M. Becton. The 1850 roll: Mr. and Mrs. Meshack Barber, S. S. Barnett, Mrs. T. C. Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sloan, Nancy Sloan, Mr. and Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m138892) HM |
| On West Quitman Avenue at North Ferry Street, on the left when traveling west on West Quitman Avenue. |
| | Developed as a railroad town in the 1870s, Gladewater grew slowly but steadily in the first decades of its existence. In 1922, twelve adults and two children led by the Rev. H.T. Perritte of Longview met in Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Godfrey's home to . . . — — Map (db m139125) HM |
| On Lawrence Street at East Main Street, on the left when traveling north on Lawrence Street. |
| | Organized in 1850 as Gum Spring Presbyterian Church in the rural Danville community, this congregation moved to Kilgore in 1874 and later changed its name to First Presbyterian Church. Built as a result of the 1930s oil boom, this sanctuary replaced . . . — — Map (db m138905) HM |
| On Mt. Pleasant Road 0.1 miles south of State Route 135, on the right when traveling south. |
| | At the close of the Civil War, local African Americans, newly freed from slavery, formed the Mt. Pleasant Colored Methodist Episcopal Church. The Rev. M.F. Jamison served as the first pastor for the group, which was part of the East Texas Annual . . . — — Map (db m139138) HM |
| On East North Street at North Martin Street, on the left when traveling east on East North Street. |
| | Before the establishment of public schools, education was provided by small private academies such as the Alexander Institute. a successor to the New Danville Masonic Female Academy, founded in nearby Danville in 1854. The institute was named for . . . — — Map (db m138971) HM |
| Near North Green Street at East Methvin Street. |
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Like the oil boom 60 years later, the railroad boom of the 1870s was a rowdy, colorful period that resulted in lasting improvements. Longview consisted of about 60 hastily built frame buildings near Center and Tyler Streets. Almost half of the . . . — — Map (db m89186) HM |
| On North Center Street at West Methvin Street, on the left when traveling north on North Center Street. |
| | This church was established by nine resident members of the Old School Southern Presbyterian Church as a mission in the new town of Longview in 1872. The first church building was erected on land donated by the Texas and Pacific Railroad in 1874. . . . — — Map (db m138925) HM |
| On North Green Street at Hoover Street, on the left when traveling north on North Green Street. |
| | The end of World War II ushered in a long period of national prosperity, and Longview thrived thanks to the East Texas Oil Field and associated natural gas. Construction in Longview during the 1950s rivaled or exceeded that of the 1930s. Major . . . — — Map (db m89275) HM |
| On South White Oak Road (Farm to Market Road 3272) 0.2 miles south of West Center Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Formally organized in 1910, White Oak Baptist Church traces its history to an earlier congregation founded in the sawmill town in 1889. Pastor Robert Marsh led the congregation in 1910. Three years later, M. C. and Ada (Dickinson) Satterwhite joined . . . — — Map (db m139095) HM |
| On South Main Street (County Road 245) at Johnson Street, on the left when traveling south on South Main Street. Reported missing. |
| | Organized November 11, 1844. Baptist General Convention of Texas organized here in 1848. Twenty-three of Texas' thirty-four Baptist churches were represented. Present building was constructed with native rock by slave labor and finished in 1855. . . . — — Map (db m128637) HM |
| On Nolan Street at Holland Street, on the right when traveling north on Nolan Street. |
| | Organized in 1866, drawing members from old church at Washington, Texas. First building, erected in 1876, was replaced in 1894 by this Victorian Edifice finely crafted in the taste of its English builders. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark . . . — — Map (db m159691) HM |
| On Holland Street at South Brewer Street, on the right when traveling east on Holland Street. |
| | The first worship services of the Methodist Church in Navasota were held in 1853 in the community schoolhouse. The Rev. T.W. Blake served as part - time pastor for most of the Antebellum and Civil War years.
In 1866 the Houston & Texas Central . . . — — Map (db m159575) HM |
| On South LaSalle Street (State Highway 6B) at Teague Street, on the left when traveling north on South LaSalle Street. |
| | This Methodist Congregation was founded in 1860, and worshipped with the Baptist Church in shared facilities in Navasota. A church building was erected in 1866 in what was called "Freeman's Town". The Methodist group was formally organized in . . . — — Map (db m159525) HM |
| On McAlpine Street at Church Street, on the left when traveling east on McAlpine Street. |
| | In 1864, Bishop Alexander Gregg organized an Episcopal Mission in Navasota that became a Parish in 1866. Originally known as the Church of the Holy Comforter, it was renamed in 1870, when the church building from St. Paul's in Washington (7 mi. . . . — — Map (db m159580) HM |
| On Church Street at Holland Street, on the right when traveling north on Church Street. |
| | In the spring of 1860, six men formed this church, one of the first of any faith in the railroad town of Navasota. By fall there were 52 members, and growth continued. Services were held in the town's schoolhouse, and then in a Methodist church, . . . — — Map (db m159530) HM |
| On St. Marys Drive (County Road 205) 0.1 miles east of Farm to Market Road 1774, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The first recorded visit of a Catholic priest to Plantersville occurred in the summer of 1860. Infrequent worship services subsequently were held at the home of James Kelly Markey until the first church building was constructed in 1873.
An . . . — — Map (db m128636) HM |
| On Railroad Avenue 0.1 miles south of State Highway 30, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Organized 1854. First pastor was George W. Baines, great grandfather of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Congregation worshipped in school room till 1872 when present church was built. Church was moved to this site in 1913. Recorded . . . — — Map (db m158880) HM |
| On South Main Street (County Road 383) north of Loop Road 539, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This congregation began about 1876 with German Lutheran worship services conducted by the Rev. T. Frehner and Oscar Samuel in private homes and a schoolhouse. A congregation, called St. Paulus Kirche, was formally organized and a church structure . . . — — Map (db m153936) HM |
| On South Guadalupe Street south of West Convent Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Following the Civil War, freedmen and their families settled in communities and sought out a place to educate their children and a place of worship. The reverend Leonard Ilsley, a native of Maine, came to Seguin before the Civil War and remained . . . — — Map (db m150266) HM |
| On Jackson Parkway at an unnamed road, on the right when traveling north on Jackson Parkway. |
| | The first German Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Texas authorized the establishment of a college in Brenham in 1890. Directed by the Rev. G. Langner, the Evangelical Lutheran College of Brenham opened in September 1891.
Modeled after the European . . . — — Map (db m130093) HM |
| On West 6th Street at Avenue H, on the right when traveling east on West 6th Street. |
| | Organized religion in Hale County can be traced to 1883, when Methodist minister Horatio Graves and his family became the first permanent settlers of the area. Their home became a community gathering place, school, and Union church. A post office . . . — — Map (db m91325) HM |
| On West 8th Street at North Austin Street, on the right when traveling east on West 8th Street. |
| | Organized on November 23, 1890, Plainview Baptist Church began with eleven charter members. The new congregation called the Rev. I.B. Kimbrough as pastor, and they soon erected their first church building at the intersection of Austin and Fourth . . . — — Map (db m91248) HM |
| On Robertson Street at South 8th Street, on the right when traveling west on Robertson Street. |
| | Established in 1890 under the leadership of the Rev. A. W. Rogers, this church began with thirteen members. This sanctuary, the second for the congregation, was completed in 1911, during the pastorate of the Rev. Dr. R. T. Caldwell. Built by member . . . — — Map (db m100105) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1547 0.5 miles east of North 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Memphis' oldest burial ground is the final resting place for many pioneer families and prominent community members. J.C. Montgomery, “Father of Memphis,” is buried in the oldest section. The cemetery started a few months before Memphis . . . — — Map (db m100107) HM |
| On Main Street west of 8th Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The Rev. J. D. Terry and seven charter members organized the Elizabeth Methodist Episcopal Church, South, on September 8, 1891, at the home of W. M. & Elizabeth Cooper. Worship services were held in homes and in the nearby Wolf Flat Community . . . — — Map (db m100103) HM |
| On North Rice Avenue (U.S. 281) at East Whitney Street, on the left when traveling south on North Rice Avenue. |
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Organized Sept. 5, 1880, by Rev. John A. McMurray, evangelist of Central Texas Presbytery.
Its building of early 1880s was first frame church erected in Hamilton; used by other faiths on Sunday evenings for years.
Charter members . . . — — Map (db m70657) HM |
| | In 1881, the Rev. John W. Hearn and Elder L.B. Hickman led 29 members in a newly organized Methodist church in Hico. The congregation held its early services in the Hico schoolhouse, and charter members included the L.T. Dillashaw, J.B. Hillyer, . . . — — Map (db m121023) HM |
| Near Farm to Market Road 1602 at County Route 230, on the right when traveling south. |
| | First church organized in Fairy. Chartered as "Martin's Gap Methodist Mission" on July 3, 1886, under the Rev. J. S. Moore. Charter members were Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Steward, Lee Anderson, and Mesdames Hattie Chenault, G. . . . — — Map (db m89613) HM |
| On Avenue J South at South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Avenue J South. |
| | Originally organized in 1886 in the Jackson Springs community, this church was first served by circuit riders C. T. Neese and J. T. Hosmer. Shortly after the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway came through Chillicothe in 1887, the Jackson Springs . . . — — Map (db m104923) HM |
| On South Main Street at East 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. |
| | This congregation was organized in 1892 at the home of Mrs. A. E. deGraffenried by the Rev. Jacobs and eight charter members. This Beaux Arts classical style church building, erected by Chillicothe contractor, R. Henry Stuckey in 1909, features . . . — — Map (db m104893) HM |
| On DuBose Street at West 5th Street, on the left when traveling north on DuBose Street. |
| | The Rt. Rev. Alexander C. Garrett (1832-1924), first missionary bishop of northern Texas, preached to local Episcopalians in a schoolroom when he first visited Quanah in 1887. The property for this church building was donated in 1890 by G. M. Dodge, . . . — — Map (db m104892) HM |
| On South Hickory Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Baptist Church of Hardin was organized in 1860 with Pastor D.W. Jordan. When the railroad bypassed Hardin (then the county seat) in 1881, area residents began moving to nearby Kountze. Hardin Baptists are believed to have followed, probably . . . — — Map (db m45134) HM |
| On U.S. 69 at State Highway 326, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 69. |
| | The town of Kountze developed in the 1880s, after the Texas and New Orleans Railroad was built through this area. The county seat, which had previously been located at the town of Hardin, was moved to Kountze in 1886.
Soon after the town's . . . — — Map (db m45102) HM |
| | This congregation was organized in 1844 at the home of early settler Hance Baker, under the direction of the Rev. Robert Alexander, a noted Methodist missionary during Texas' frontier period. with twenty-seven members by its second meeting, the . . . — — Map (db m158955) HM |
| On West Sterling Avenue at North Commerce Street, on the right when traveling west on West Sterling Avenue. |
| | In response to area population growth following the early 20th century Goose Creek oil field boom, twenty incorporating members formed the K'Nesseth Israel congregation in 1928 to serve the area's Jewish residents. They hired Houston architect . . . — — Map (db m53608) HM |
| On Bellaire Boulevard at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east on Bellaire Boulevard. |
| | Bellaire residents founded the non-denominational Bellaire Union Congregational Church and Sunday School in 1911. Services and classes were held in the local school building and the town's streetcar terminal known as the “Pavilion.” . . . — — Map (db m63828) HM |
| On Crawford Street at Texas Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Crawford Street. |
| | In style of great European churches. The work of the Very Rev. Joseph Querat, a canon of Cathedral of Lyons, France, and missionary to Texas 1852-1878. Begun 1867 when Father Querat (with aid of parishioners) bought old Harris County Courthouse to . . . — — Map (db m62375) HM |
| On Crawford Street at Texas Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Crawford Street. |
| | Second Catholic church in Houston; outgrowth of St. Vincent’s parish, established in 1839. Although founding pastor planned edifice (1867-1874) in style worthy of a cathedral, it never gained that status. Standing near business center, this was . . . — — Map (db m62376) HM |
| On Clay Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The emancipation of slaves was heralded by federal officials in Galveston on June 19, 1865. Antioch became Houston's first African American Baptist Church when organized by nine former area slaves in 1866. Their first sanctuary, built nearby in . . . — — Map (db m116554) HM |
| On Highway 6 at Patterson Road, on the right when traveling north on Highway 6. |
| | German immigrants settled in the area surrounding the junction of Langham and Bear creeks in the 1840s. Settlers traveled to nearby churches for Sunday services until about 1879 when seven charter members established the Bear Creek German Methodist . . . — — Map (db m73450) HM |
| On McGowen Street at Sauer Street, on the right when traveling west on McGowen Street. |
| | In the early 20th century, Houston's African American community wanted to provide recreational facilities for its youth and for African American troops stationed at Camp Logan. Various groups formed, including two interested in the welfare of young . . . — — Map (db m62915) HM |
| | A native of Germany, Caspar Braun was educated in Switzerland. A physician and teacher as well as a Lutheran clergyman, he was sent to Pennsylvania as a missionary in 1847. He arrived in Houston in 1850. The following year he organized the first . . . — — Map (db m123015) HM |
| On Texas Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The second Episcopal parish in the Republic of Texas. Led by a missionary of the Episcopal Church in the United States, the Rev. R.M. Chapman, and by an early Houstonian, Col. William Fairfax Gray, thirty-nine men came together on March 16, 1839, . . . — — Map (db m116547) HM |
| On Texas Avenue east of Fannin Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Christ Church Cathedral Although this site was designated on the Original Plan of Houston as the School Reserve, its only occupant has been Christ Church. Founded on March 16, 1839, Christ Church was designated the Cathedral of the Episcopal . . . — — Map (db m140418) HM |
| On Center Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling west on Center Street. |
| | This congregation traces its history to 1866, when the Rev. I. S. Campbell was sent by the National Baptist Convention to organize African American churches in Texas immediately after the Civil War. Assisted by Joseph Smalley, Campbell . . . — — Map (db m157875) HM |
| Near Washington Avenue at Custus Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Born in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Ky. Arrived in Texas, 1827. Received land grant in Austin's second colony, 1831. Fought (Oct.-Dec. 1835) in Siege of Bexar, including the Grass Fight (Nov. 26). Married Susan . . . — — Map (db m123022) HM |
| On Holman Street at Caroline Street, on the right when traveling west on Holman Street. |
| | On July 1, 1851, a group led by the Rev. Caspar Messon Braun (1822-1880) founded the Erste Deutsche Evangelische Lutherische Kirche, or First German Evangelical Lutheran Church. The State of Texas issued the church's charter in September of that . . . — — Map (db m119857) HM |
| On South Main Street north of Binz Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Organized March 31 (Easter Sunday), 1839, in Senate Chamber, Capitol of Republic of Texas, Main at Texas, by the Rev. Wm. Youel Allen, missionary from the United States, and eleven members. James Burke was elected ruling elder. Services of worship . . . — — Map (db m125877) HM |
| On Main Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The foundation of Methodism in Houston began in 1837, when missionaries Martin Ruter and Littleton Fowler established a Sunday School Society. On April 14, 1839, the Rev. Jesse Hord received 14 members by transfer of letter, establishing the . . . — — Map (db m116552) HM |
| On Heights Boulevard at West 13th Street, on the right when traveling south on Heights Boulevard. |
| | Associated with the development of Houston Heights, this congregation began in 1905 with the meeting of several women who formed the Home Missionary Society of Houston Heights. The Rev. Stephen McKinney served as first pastor of Heights Methodist . . . — — Map (db m157779) HM |
| On Heights Boulevard at East 16th Street, on the right when traveling north on Heights Boulevard. |
| | Founded in 1915, this was the second Church of Christ congregation established in Houston. G. A. Dunn served as minister when the congregation built its first place of worship in 1916. In 1924 noted Houston Architect Alfred C. Finn was hired to . . . — — Map (db m157812) HM |
| | Born in England in 1845, James Robert Cade immigrated to the United States in mid-1869, arriving in Harrisburg, Texas, in 1873 with his new bride, Annie Mortimer, also of English descent. James Robert previously trained in England as a railroad . . . — — Map (db m123020) HM |
| On Gears Road at Adel Road, on the right when traveling west on Gears Road. |
| | Organized in 1869, Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church has been a part of First Ward history for over a century. The first Pastor of the church was the Rev. David Wren. Services were held in a brush arbor until a sanctuary was built in . . . — — Map (db m159239) HM |
| Near St Joseph Parkway at La Branch Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | St. Joseph Hospital, Houston’s first general hospital, opened in 1887 as St. Joseph’s Infirmary. Six sisters from the congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, who came to Houston from St. Mary’s Infirmary in Galveston, . . . — — Map (db m117464) HM |
| On Main Street at Binz Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. |
| | At the beginning of the 20th century, members of Houston’s Methodist community worked toward organizing a new congregation on what was then the burgeoning south end of town. In December 1905, individuals met at the J.O. Ross family home and held . . . — — Map (db m61005) HM |
| On Austin Street at Holman Street, on the right when traveling west on Austin Street. |
| | Congregation Beth Israel is the oldest Jewish congregation in Texas. Early Jewish families that settled in the area formed the Hebrew Benevolent Society in 1844, under the leadership of Lewis Levy. By 1854, seventeen adults organized themselves into . . . — — Map (db m119855) HM |
| | William Milton Tryon of New York City lost his father at the age of 9. At 17, young William was baptized. He and his mother moved to Georgia in 1832 where William was licensed to preach. He attended the Mercer Institute and was ordained as a . . . — — Map (db m122994) HM |
| On Main Street at Holman Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. |
| | Established in 1893, Trinity Episcopal Church acquired this site in 1910. Construction of the sanctuary, designed by architect Ralph Adams Cram, began in 1917 and was completed in 1919. Features of the Gothic revival structure include a basilica . . . — — Map (db m119850) HM |
| On East Main Street at South Avenue G, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. |
| | Founded in 1886, Humble was an oil boom town in 1907 when the Rev. J. T. Browning of Houston began conducting Methodist worship services for residents of the area. The services were first held in a building that had housed a bottle factory. In 1908, . . . — — Map (db m122931) HM |
| Near Pin Oak Road 0.1 miles north of Tucker Street. |
| | On November 20, 1898, the Rev. T. L Scruggs led the first official meeting of what would later become the first Baptist Church of Katy. Among the new congregation's first twelve charter members were W.H. Featherston, W.P. & Hattie A. Morrison and . . . — — Map (db m157825) HM |
| On Avenue A at 5th Street, on the left when traveling north on Avenue A. |
| | This congregation traces its history to 1898, when a group of Baptists, Disciples of Christ, Presbyterians, Quakers, and Methodists organized a Union Sunday School in the home of Willard James. Sometime about 1900, the Methodists formed a separate . . . — — Map (db m157820) HM |
| On North Bayshore Drive 0.1 miles north of North Circle Drive, on the left when traveling north. |
| | When the Rev. Nicholas Gallagher became third bishop of Galveston in 1882, most Roman Catholic priests in the Diocese were natives of other states or countries. Realizing the need for a diocesan seminary to train young Texans for the priesthood, . . . — — Map (db m51421) HM |
| On Clear Lake Park Road north of NASA Road 1, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Growing out of a Union Sunday School established in 1892, Webster Presbyterian Church was organized by farmers who moved to Texas from the Midwest. Early members also included Japanese rice farmers. A small church building erected in 1896 was . . . — — Map (db m50127) HM |
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