| Marker Number |
1757 |
| Atlas Number |
5293001757 |
| Marker Title |
First Methodist Church of Groesbeck |
| Index Entry |
First Methodist Church of Groesbeck |
| Address |
203 W. State St. |
| City |
Groesbeck |
| County |
Limestone |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
734118 |
| UTM Northing |
3490174 |
| Subject Codes |
churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination |
| Marker Year |
1991 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
First United Methodist Church, NW corner W. State and S. Dr. J.B. Riggs streets |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
The Rev. Mordecai Yell conducted the first Methodist worship services in Groesbeck in 1871, the year this congregation was founded. Early worship services were held in a community building on N. Waco Street until the first sanctuary was completed on Trinity Street in 1879. The congregation became a full station with a full-time pastor in 1893, and moved to this site in 1903. Throughout its history, the First Methodist Church has supported foreign and domestic missionary endeavors as well as local community activities. (1991) |
