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First Methodist Church of Oglesby

Oglesby, Coryell County

Marker Text

This congregation was organized in 1891 as the Methodist Episcopal Church, south, and boasted 56 members in its first year. The Rev. J. David Crockett served as its first pastor. A church structure built in 1891 was destroyed by a tornado in 1893. A second structure completed by the congregation that year was replaced by this late Victorian-Era Queen Anne style building in 1912. It features a symmetrical form with a central gable and flanking bell towers. The church has sponsored an annual harvest festival to fund missionaries throughout the world, including Japan and Africa.

Marker Details

Address 109 College Street
Location Description 109 College St., Oglesby
Marker # 1763
Dedicated 1992
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination
Latitude, Longitude 31.420627, -97.512846

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