| Marker Number |
7817 |
| Atlas Number |
5231007817 |
| Marker Title |
Merit Methodist Church |
| Index Entry |
Merit Methodist Church |
| Address |
|
| City |
Greenville |
| County |
Hunt |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
752574 |
| UTM Northing |
3677874 |
| Subject Codes |
Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1971 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
take US 380 about 7 mi. west of FM 36; go north about 4 mi. to FM 2194; go west 1 mile to Church St.; go north to church |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
14" x 24" |
| Marker Text |
Organized in April 1871. First pastor was the Rev. W. P. Reed; first member, Margaret Owens. Services were held at Merit School. In 1888 land was bought and a frame church built. Wrecked by a 1905 storm and then rebuilt, church still serves descendants of original members. |
