| Marker Number |
1763 |
| Atlas Number |
5099001763 |
| Marker Title |
First Methodist Church of Oglesby |
| Index Entry |
First Methodist Church of Oglesby |
| Address |
109 College Street |
| City |
Oglesby |
| County |
Coryell |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
641353 |
| UTM Northing |
3477176 |
| Subject Codes |
churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination |
| Marker Year |
1992 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
109 College St., Oglesby |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
This congregation was organized in 1891 as the Methodist Episcopal Church, south, and boasted 56 members in its first year. The Rev. J. David Crockett served as its first pastor. A church structure built in 1891 was destroyed by a tornado in 1893. A second structure completed by the congregation that year was replaced by this late Victorian-Era Queen Anne style building in 1912. It features a symmetrical form with a central gable and flanking bell towers. The church has sponsored an annual harvest festival to fund missionaries throughout the world, including Japan and Africa. |
