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Merit Methodist Church

Greenville, Hunt County

Marker Text

Organized in April 1871. First pastor was the Rev. W. P. Reed; first member, Margaret Owens. Services were held at Merit School. In 1888 land was bought and a frame church built. Wrecked by a 1905 storm and then rebuilt, church still serves descendants of original members.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description take US 380 about 7 mi. west of FM 36; go north about 4 mi. to FM 2194; go west 1 mile to Church St.; go north to church
Marker # 7817
Dedicated 1971
Size, Type 14" x 24"
Code Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; churches
Latitude, Longitude 33.2103, -96.290199

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