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Brushie Prairie Methodist Church

Frost, Navarro County

Marker Text

Organized south of Frost in 1874, this fellowship grew from earlier meetings conducted in a log schoolhouse. Originally known as Post Oak Methodist Church, it was chartered with thirty-five members under the leadership of the Rev. John J. Farmer. Brothers J. M., W. D., and E. W. Johnson, and F. M. Johnson gave the land in 1893 where the present structure stands. In 1914 the church was renamed Brushie Prairie. In 1952 the Mt. Zion Methodists joined the congregation. After 90 years the church disbanded in June 1964. An annual homecoming is held here each June. (1981)

Marker Details

Address 1538 FM 1578
Location Description Brushie Methodist Church, FM 1578, NE side, 1.2 mi. SE of FM 744
Marker # 8280
Dedicated 1981
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination
Latitude, Longitude 31.978355, -96.747446

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