| Marker Number |
1711 |
| Atlas Number |
5221001711 |
| Marker Title |
First Christian Church of Granbury |
| Index Entry |
First Christian Church of Granbury |
| Address |
|
| City |
Granbury |
| County |
Hood |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
611778 |
| UTM Northing |
3589343 |
| Subject Codes |
Christian (Disciples of Christ) denominations; churches |
| Marker Year |
1977 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Highway 377 western city limits, Granbury(not Bus 577) (original frame church located 2 blocks east of courthouse square at corner of Bridge Street and Brazos Street) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
This church was organized in the 1870's with the aid of Addison and Randolph Clark. In 1873 they helped their father Joseph A. Clark establish the Add-Ran Male and Female College at Thorp Spring (3.8 miles northwest), which later became Texas Christian University of Fort Worth. The Clark Brothers shared responsibilities as the first pastors. In 1889 the men of the fellowship erected a frame sanctuary on property purchased from D.C. Cogdell. This congregation has grown rapidly since the completion of Lake Granbury in 1969. |
