Details for First Methodist Church of Azle
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5439001746
Data
| Marker Number | 1746 |
| Atlas Number | 5439001746 |
| Marker Title | First Methodist Church of Azle |
| Index Entry | First Methodist Church of Azle |
| Address | 200 Church St. |
| City | Azle |
| County | Tarrant |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 636341 |
| UTM Northing | 3640242 |
| Subject Codes | churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination |
| Marker Year | 1994 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | 200 Church St., Azle |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | The Rev. Will A. Stephens and 15 charter members organized this church in 1895, then purchased a church building from the United Brethren Church and secured a parsonage. Sunday school classes began in 1930. The church called its first full-time Minister in 1942, and by 1946 membership had more than doubled. An education building was erected in 1949-51 and new brick sanctuary was built in 1960. The congregation was renamed First United Methodist Church in 1968, following the merger of the Evangelical United Brethren and the Methodist denominations. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995. |