| Marker Number |
1887 |
| Atlas Number |
5133001887 |
| Marker Title |
First United Methodist Church of Eastland |
| Index Entry |
First United Methodist Church of Eastland |
| Address |
215 S. Mulberry |
| City |
Eastland |
| County |
Eastland |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
516983 |
| UTM Northing |
3584960 |
| Subject Codes |
Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1985 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
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| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Methodist worship services were held in Eastland County as early as 1865. Soon after the town of Eastland was laid out in 1875, Methodists began meeting in a small log house. The congregation was organized and served for a time by the Rev. Melville B. Johnson, a circuit rider. Soon after this property was purchased in 1882, a building known as the "Little White Church" was constructed. It served the congregation until a new sanctuary was completed during the Eastland County oil boom of the 1920s. (1985) |
