| Marker Number |
7837 |
| Atlas Number |
5231007837 |
| Marker Title |
Wesley United Methodist Church |
| Index Entry |
Wesley United Methodist Church |
| Address |
|
| City |
Greenville |
| County |
Hunt |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
769710 |
| UTM Northing |
3670844 |
| Subject Codes |
churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination |
| Marker Year |
1984 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
2109 Wesley St. at Church St. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Methodists who settled in the Greenville area were served by occasional circuit preachers as early as 1848. In 1850 a Methodist congregation formally was organized with thirteen charter members. Early worship services were held in the Hunt County Courthouse and in the Masonic Lodge building. Known as the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, at Greenville until 1896, the fellowship adopted the name Wesley in that year. As Greenville's oldest organized congregation, Wesley United Methodist Church has played an important role in the town's development and heritage. |
