| Marker Number |
10834 |
| Atlas Number |
5365010834 |
| Marker Title |
Mount Zion C. M. E. Church |
| Index Entry |
Mount Zion C. M. E. Church |
| Address |
334 N. Live Oak |
| City |
Carthage |
| County |
Panola |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
373933 |
| UTM Northing |
3558963 |
| Subject Codes |
churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; African American topics |
| Marker Year |
1994 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
334 N. Live Oak, Carthage |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Methodist Bishop Enoch M. Marvin and five former slaves founded this congregation on November 2, 1870, during a meeting of the East Texas Methodist Conference in Carthage. Early worship services were held in a brush arbor. The members purchased land for their first sanctuary in 1881. Church facilities were enlarged and modified over the years to meet the needs of the growing congregation. Mount Zion C. M. E. Church has served the community with a variety of worship, outreach, and educational programs for more than a century. |
