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First United Methodist Church of Bartlett

Bartlett, Williamson County

Marker Text

Organized between 1870 and 1875 as the Indian Creek Church, this congregation moved to Bartlett about 1885. Services were held in a store, schoolhouse, and Baptist church before construction of a Methodist church in 1890. Built in 1896, the present sanctuary was enlarged in 1912 and dedicated on June 19, 1921, after a donation by Mrs. S. T. Morrison helped pay the debt. Dedication speaker was the Rev. H. A. Boaz, an early pastor here who later became a bishop and president of Southern Methodist University. The fellowship grew from 13 members to a peak of 310 in the late 1950s.

Marker Details

Address FM 487 (Clark Street ) & S. Cotrell St.
Location Description FM 487 (Clark Street) & S. Cotrell St., Bartlett
Marker # 9087
Dedicated
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; churches
Latitude, Longitude 30.797531, -97.435617

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