| Marker Number |
5443 |
| Atlas Number |
5285005443 |
| Marker Title |
The United Methodist Church of Hope |
| Index Entry |
United Methodist Church of Hope |
| Address |
|
| City |
Yoakum |
| County |
Lavaca |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
694523 |
| UTM Northing |
3233756 |
| Subject Codes |
churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1976 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from Yoakum, take SH 111 south about 10 mile, then go west about 1.5 miles on CR 414 to CR 413A |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
German pioneers founded this church before 1845. It met in a log hut on Scarborough's Branch, had 23 members in 1850s, used German language in worship, and was in German missions circuit. Christoph and Christina Hornburg gave a 2-acre site on Clark's Creek in 1855, and the second log meeting house was erected. The present church was built in 1889 on newly-purchased site in hope. By 1890, the membership reached about 100. The Sunday School was organized in 1892, and remains active. Up to 1894 this was the only church in hope community. |
