Schulenburg, Fayette County
Meeting together for over a century, Stevens Chapel UMC is one of the oldest African American churches in Schulenburg. In 1893, during a time of segregation, the African American community created a place to worship on Eilers Street named Stephen Methodist Church. The Reverend Bank Stephen was the first pastor. The church moved to Wolters Avenue and was rebuilt in 1939 under the leadership of the Reverend T.H. Bryant. After a merger in 1968, the church became known as Stevens Chapel United Methodist Church. The front-gabled frame building features a modified rectangular floor plan with subsequent rear additions. The church, which is no longer segregated, continues to foster good relationships with the community in the surrounding area. (Recorded Texas Historic Landmark 2022)