Details for Methodist Episcopal Church of Douglassville
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5067009829
Data
| Marker Number | 9829 |
| Atlas Number | 5067009829 |
| Marker Title | Methodist Episcopal Church of Douglassville |
| Index Entry | Methodist Episcopal Church of Douglassville |
| Address | |
| City | Douglassville |
| County | Cass |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 373781 |
| UTM Northing | 3673773 |
| Subject Codes | churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination |
| Marker Year | 1973 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | on SH 8 in Douglassville, about 3 blocks N of junction SH 8/SH 77 |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Area Methodists established a church on this site in 1856, shortly after the founding of Douglassville. It replaced arbors and campgrounds as the center of worship, and was first served by circuit riders. Land was bought from Williamson Petty by board of trustees, which included R. P. Rutland, A. H. Chappell, S. L. Easley, J. E. Morris, W. L. and B. G. Heath, R. A. Brooks, T. J. Wilson, and J. H. Snipes. The trustees purchased land for the parsonage in 1870. The present building, erected in 1908, was remodeled and enlarged in 1947. |