Details for Founding of the First Methodist Church
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5209010270
Data
| Marker Number | 10270 |
| Atlas Number | 5209010270 |
| Marker Title | Founding of the First Methodist Church |
| Index Entry | First Methodist Church |
| Address | 231 Guadalupe St. |
| City | San Marcos |
| County | Hays |
| UTM Zone | |
| UTM Easting | |
| UTM Northing | |
| Subject Codes | churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; religious topics, general |
| Marker Year | 1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | On this site, in the log house of John D. Pitts (1797-1861), circuit rider A. B. F. Kerr (1823-81), on Aug. 5, 1847, organized the first church in Hays County. The congregation met here two years; later built a church on west side of the same block. |