| Marker Number |
8630 |
| Atlas Number |
5051008630 |
| Marker Title |
First United Methodist Church of Caldwell |
| Index Entry |
First United Methodist Church of Caldwell |
| Address |
306 W. Fox St. |
| City |
Caldwell |
| County |
Burleson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
721230 |
| UTM Northing |
3379797 |
| Subject Codes |
Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
306 W. Fox St. at Thomas St., Caldwell
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Congregation, organized 1840, is one of the oldest in Texas. It was one of 12 appointments on Nashville Circuit, Galveston District, Republic of Texas. Early worship was in various temporary structures. Here, in 1841, the Republic gave this church a beautiful grove as a building site. Caldwell became a circuit in 1852; the first church building was erected in 1854. Becoming an "independent station" in 1889, Caldwell built a new church and hosted Texas Methodist Conference in 1890. Present building was erected in 1927 on historic site of 1841. |
