| Marker Number |
7105 |
| Atlas Number |
5139007105 |
| Marker Title |
First United Methodist Church of Midlothian |
| Index Entry |
First Methodist Church of Midlothian |
| Address |
800 South 9th St. |
| City |
Midlothian |
| County |
Ellis |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
689525 |
| UTM Northing |
3594282 |
| Subject Codes |
churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination |
| Marker Year |
1988 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
800 South 9th St., Midlothian |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Methodist worship services in this area date to the late 1840s, meeting in homes, the people were served by circuit riding ministers from Waxahachie. A schoolhouse built for the pioneer community of Hawkins was also used as a church. Beginning in 1861 a church built in Lebanon, another pioneer settlement, served the Methodists of the area. The congregation moved to Midlothian in 1883, and a church building was completed in 1902. A new house of worship was erected in 1966. Members of the church include many descendants of its pioneer founders. |
