| Marker Number |
787 |
| Atlas Number |
5265000787 |
| Marker Title |
Center Point United Methodist Church |
| Index Entry |
Center Point United Methodist Church |
| Address |
|
| City |
Center Point |
| County |
Kerr |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
496601 |
| UTM Northing |
3312539 |
| Subject Codes |
Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; women, women's history topics; churches |
| Marker Year |
1979 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
118 Church Street, Center Point |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In 1852, before there was a town here, Mrs. Henrietta Rees and her children came from Tennessee. Soon, she arranged for Methodist circuit riders to come to this area. One acre was bought for a church in 1872 from W. G. ("Gabe") Cocke and his wife Vanilla. About 1876 the Rev. W. E. Pafford and Turley Cocke built a church house. This site was purchased in 1883 from James Sellers. After a storm destroyed the first building under construction, a second was erected. This third structure was completed in 1911 by the men of the congregation. (1979) |
