| Marker Number |
7076 |
| Atlas Number |
5139007076 |
| Marker Title |
Sardis United Methodist Church |
| Index Entry |
Sardis United Methodist Church |
| Address |
|
| City |
Sardis |
| County |
Ellis |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
696989 |
| UTM Northing |
3589916 |
| Subject Codes |
Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Waxahachie Take Main St. W to the intersection of SH 287 & SH 528. Then take left turn just before intersection onto Sardis Rd. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Methodist Church activities in this area can be traced to 1845, when the Rev. Thomas Welch, a circuit-riding minister, preached a sermon. Following a brush arbor meeting near this site in 1873, a formal congregation was organized. Services were held in a log schoolhouse until 1879, when a frame church was erected to serve the Methodist and Cumberland Presbyterian congregations. A separate Methodist Church building was completed in 1904. The Sardis United Methodist Church has been a part of Ellis County history for over one hundred years. |
