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First Methodist Church of Groesbeck

Groesbeck, Limestone County

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)

Marker Details

Address 203 W. State St.
Location Description First United Methodist Church, NW corner W. State and S. Dr. J.B. Riggs streets
Marker # 1757
Dedicated 1991
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination
Latitude, Longitude 31.522761, -96.534424

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