First Christian Church of Weston
Weston, Collin County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Originally located in the community of Roseland (about 5 mi. W; now known as Alla), this congregation was organized in 1900 by Dr. and Mrs. Moses Hubbard and their neighbors. The Roseland Church building, constructed that same year, was also used by the Baptists, Presbyterian, and Methodist denominations. The Christian Church moved to this site in 1914 and built a new sanctuary on land donated by Sam Dorsey. Led by the Rev. Douglas Darnell, the congregation grew and a tabernacle was built in the 1920s. The church remains an important part of the Weston community. (1989)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
The First Christian Church of Weston was organized in 1900 by Dr. and Mrs. Moses Hubbard and their neighbors in the community of Roseland, west of Weston. Its first building, raised that same year, was shared by Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist worshippers alike before the Christian congregation moved to Weston in 1914 on land donated by Sam Dorsey. Under Rev. Douglas Darnell the church grew, adding a tabernacle in the 1920s, and it remains part of community life.
Why it matters
Shared frontier meetinghouses like Roseland's show how scarce resources drew rural denominations together in the early settlement of North Texas.
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Related people
- ¡ Moses Hubbard
- ¡ Douglas Darnell
- ¡ Sam Dorsey
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