First Christian Church of Weslaco
Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas
Marker Inscription
When the Weslaco Townsite Company platted the new town in 1919, it offered city lots to representatives of Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist and Christian denominations. They held services in a community house, with each responsible for one Sunday a month. Members of each denomination soon formed separate churches. On December 16, 1921, First Christian Church organized with 44 charter members. Over the years, it has remained on its original site but grown in service and facilties. Programs have included leadership in a federation of church women to establish a well-baby clinic. Today, the church continues to reflect the ideals of its founding in service to its members and the community. (2005)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
When the Weslaco Townsite Company platted the new town in 1919, it offered lots to Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist, and Christian congregations, who at first shared a community house and rotated Sundays. First Christian Church organized formally on December 16, 1921, with 44 charter members and has remained on its original site ever since. Its members later helped lead a federation of church women that established a local well-baby clinic.
Why it matters
The congregation reflects how planned Rio Grande Valley townsites seeded civic and religious life, with churchwomen extending faith into early public-health work.
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