First United Methodist Church of Van Alstyne

First United Methodist Church of Van Alstyne (HM1DZQ)

Location: Van Alstyne, TX 75495 Grayson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 25.212', W 96° 34.52'

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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 delegates to listen to an all-night sermon, the Rev. Y. S. McKinney preached for three weeks and had 60 conversions. The enlarged class moved to Mantua, where it built a frame chapel on the town square and was renamed Mt. Zion Methodist Church. At founding of Van Alstyne on Houston & Texas Central Railroad in 1873, Mt. Zion moved its building into town, to a site now in Van Alstyne Cemetery. By 1890 membership exceeded 400. The congregation in 1893 moved again, erecting a larger building at Waco and Jefferson Streets, and changing name to First Methodist Church. In this sanctuary in 1894 there was organized the First District Epworth League of the Southern Methodist Church. Here in 1912 ex-president Theodore Roosevelt gave an address, and in 1917 one of Texas' earliest Boy Scout troops was formed.

Present sanctuary was completed and dedicated in 1917, with dedicatory sermon given by the Rev. Sam R. Hay. The present name was given after a national ecumenical accord was reached in 1968.

Incise on back: This historical marker given to the glory of God by Mr. and Mrs. Rea A. Nunnallee.
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HM NumberHM1DZQ
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Marker Number7368
Year Placed1972
Placed ByTexas State Historical Survey Committee and Mr. and Mrs. Rea A. Nunnallee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 1:51am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 725449 N 3700500
Decimal Degrees33.42020000, -96.57533333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 25.212', W 96° 34.52'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 25' 12.72" N, 96° 34' 31.20" W
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Area Code(s)903, 972
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 300-398 S Preston St, Van Alstyne TX 75495, US
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