| Marker Number |
10347 |
| Atlas Number |
5213010347 |
| Marker Title |
Carroll Springs Methodist Church |
| Index Entry |
Carroll Springs Methodist Church |
| Address |
|
| City |
Athens |
| County |
Henderson |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
238754 |
| UTM Northing |
3549157 |
| Subject Codes |
churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination |
| Marker Year |
1984 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
take SH 19 11.6 mi. south to CR 4600, go east 1.8 mi. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
27" x 42" |
| Marker Text |
This congregation traces its history through several Henderson County Methodist churches. Earliest worship services in Carroll Springs were held in private homes, with the Rev. William D. Sansom occasionally leading them. Worshipers went to county line after a Methodist church was organized there in 1859. The church was moved to New Hope in 1865 with the Rev. Joseph Franklin Lambright as pastor. He continued as the minister when the congregation moved to Coolsprings in 1872. In 1883, the Methodist congregation relocated to Carroll Springs, where it has remained since that time. The forty charter members were served by J. F. Lambright until his resignation in 1891. Other pastors have included his son, the Rev. J. M. M. Lambright, and the Rev. R. E. Gibbs. Carroll Springs Methodist Church traditionally has held a revival under the brush arbor beginning the first Sunday in August. An important part of this rural community, the church continues to reflect the ideals and traditions of its founders. Descendants of many of the charter members still worship here. |
