| Marker Number |
1749 |
| Atlas Number |
5081001749 |
| Marker Title |
First Methodist Church of Bronte |
| Index Entry |
First Methodist Church of Bronte |
| Address |
324 S. Washington St. |
| City |
Bronte |
| County |
Coke |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
377727 |
| UTM Northing |
3528431 |
| Subject Codes |
churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination |
| Marker Year |
1988 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
This congregation traces its history to the summer of 1890, when a small group of worshipers led by the Rev. J.W. Montgomery gathered under a brush arbor on East Kickapoo Creek to organize a church. Later that year the Rev. G.F. Fair became the pastor of the church, which met in an old school house. A sanctuary was built in 1907 and served the congregation until it was replaced by a new structure in 1951. Throughout its history this congregation, which became First United Methodist Church in 1968, has been involved in missionary activities. (1988) |
