First Methodist Church, Jermyn, Texas
Jermyn, Jack County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Organized November 24, 1909, by the Rev. L. D. Shawver, pastor, in first house built in Jermyn - home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Jones. The original trustees were J. D. Gillespie, H. T. Jinks, and W. T. Jones. This church (first in area) was built 1910 on present site, 1st Avenue and Wise Street. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1968.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
The First Methodist Church of Jermyn was organized in November 1909 in the young Jack County town's very first house, the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Jones. As the first congregation in the area, it built its sanctuary the following year at First Avenue and Wise Street. The founding trustees were among the settlers establishing civic and religious life on the North Texas frontier.
Why it matters
A town's first church often marks the moment a raw settlement becomes a community, and this one anchored the social life of early Jermyn.
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Related people
- · Rev. L. D. Shawver
- · W. T. Jones
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