Details for Marvin Methodist Church
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5423007741
Data
| Marker Number | 7741 |
| Atlas Number | 5423007741 |
| Marker Title | Marvin Methodist Church |
| Index Entry | Marvin Methodist Church |
| Address | S. Bois d'Arc and W. Erwin St. |
| City | Tyler |
| County | Smith |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 282231 |
| UTM Northing | 3582076 |
| Subject Codes | churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | First church in Smith County. Organized 1848 by the Revs. Sam Box and Alexander Douglas. Had all-faiths services at first in log cabin on Courthouse Square, later in Adams blacksmith shop, south of Square. In 1852 built across street from this site, a 2-story church and lodge hall in cooperation with Masons. Present church, erected 1890 (now Tyler's oldest church), was named in 1891 to honor Bishop Enoch Mather Marvin (1823-1877), C. S. A. Chaplain, famed in Missouri and Texas for powerful sermons. Building was expanded 1923, 1942, 1952. Church has had 45 pastors. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968 |