| Marker Number |
8280 |
| Atlas Number |
5349008280 |
| Marker Title |
Brushie Prairie Methodist Church |
| Index Entry |
Brushie Prairie Methodist Church |
| Address |
1538 FM 1578 |
| City |
Frost |
| County |
Navarro |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
712840 |
| UTM Northing |
3540253 |
| Subject Codes |
churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination |
| Marker Year |
1981 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Brushie Methodist Church, FM 1578, NE side, 1.2 mi. SE of FM 744 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Organized south of Frost in 1874, this fellowship grew from earlier meetings conducted in a log schoolhouse. Originally known as Post Oak Methodist Church, it was chartered with thirty-five members under the leadership of the Rev. John J. Farmer. Brothers J. M., W. D., and E. W. Johnson, and F. M. Johnson gave the land in 1893 where the present structure stands. In 1914 the church was renamed Brushie Prairie. In 1952 the Mt. Zion Methodists joined the congregation. After 90 years the church disbanded in June 1964. An annual homecoming is held here each June. (1981) |
