An Early Presbyterian Church in Texas
N 31° 31.885 W 094° 06.484
15R E 394805 N 3489031
The 1936 gray granite Centennial marker for an early Presbyterian Church
Waymark Code: WMXEGY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2018
Views: 1
This marker is located at the memorial Presbyterian Church on North Livingston and North Congress streets. The church has a long rock garden of letters stretching across the yard, that reads "Oldest Presb church in Texas" and "Organized June 2, 1838"
Marker Number: 7600
Marker Text: Organized as the Bethel Presbyterian Church at Goodlaw School House by the Rev. Hugh Wilson on June 2, 1838 with the following charter members:
James, Isabella, Joseph and Martha Sharp
H. G. Peggy, James and Elam Alexander
John, Synta and Amanda Polk
Robert and Margaret Tibbets
Elizabeth Erwing
Mary McEiver
Polly Nicholson
Elizabeth Dunham
Catherine Dart
Adeline Stodart
Ann McKnight
Jack and Hanna Sharp (colored)
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