| Marker Number |
11386 |
| Atlas Number |
5467011386 |
| Marker Title |
Cheatham Memorial United Methodist Church |
| Index Entry |
Cheatham Memorial United Methodist Church |
| Address |
|
| City |
Edgewood |
| County |
Van Zandt |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
229451 |
| UTM Northing |
3621224 |
| Subject Codes |
Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; churches |
| Marker Year |
1982 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
S. Houston St. at US 80, Edgewood |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
This church grew from services led by a Canton Methodist circuit rider in the late 1870s. The first sanctuary (1 blk. W) was built on land deeded in 1879 by the Texas & Pacific Railroad. Early church buildings were shared with the public school. In 1923 a chapel under construction at this site collapsed, but was rebuilt. With completion of new facilities in 1953, the congregational name was changed, recognizing a gift from Ned Cheatham in memory of his wife Dale (Slaughter). A noted church fund raising program, the "Edgewood Plan", was started here by the Rev. C. W. Lokey. (1981) |
