Fentress United Methodist Church
Fentress, Caldwell County, Texas
Marker Inscription
On October 15, 1905, under the leadership of the Rev. V.G. Thomas, 18 men and women organized the Fentress Methodist Church under the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Members initially held services in the local Cumberland Presbyterian Church building until completing their first sanctuary in 1909 near the Fentress post office. In 1924, the congregation moved to this location. Ten years later, members added Sunday School rooms, and over the past several decades, other additions and changes have been made. For 100 years the church has offered worship, music and educational programs in the church traditions begun by the founding members. (2005)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
On October 15, 1905, eighteen men and women organized the Fentress Methodist Church under the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, first meeting in the local Cumberland Presbyterian building until they completed their own sanctuary in 1909. The congregation moved to its present location in 1924 and added Sunday School rooms a decade later. For a century it has offered worship, music, and educational programs in its founding traditions.
Why it matters
The church reflects the Methodist congregations that anchored small Central Texas farm towns through the twentieth century.
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