First Christian Church of Llano
Llano, Llano County, Texas
Marker Inscription
First Christian Church of Llano This congregation began worshiping together about 1882. Early services were held in a two-room schoolhouse. By 1886, members were meeting in the county courthouse, and two years later, the church moved to this site. Early baptisms were held in the Llano River. The congregation officially became known as the First Christian Church in 1910. Over the years, classrooms and a fellowship hall were added to the 1888 sanctuary to accommodate membership growth and expanded programs. A part of the cultural history of Llano for more than 100 years, First Christian Church continues to uphold the ideals and traditions of its founders. (2002)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This Llano congregation began worshiping together around 1882, meeting first in a two-room schoolhouse and then the county courthouse before settling on this site in 1888. In the frontier fashion of the Texas Hill Country, early converts were baptized in the Llano River. The congregation took the name First Christian Church in 1910 and expanded its 1888 sanctuary over the following century.
Why it matters
It illustrates how frontier Texas towns grew their civic and spiritual life from borrowed rooms into permanent institutions that endured for generations.
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