Frisco Methodist Church
Frisco, Collin County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Area frontier settlers William and Frances Rogers, Peter and Sarah Teel, and Elizabeth Rogers, and the Rev. Joab Biggs, a Methodist circuit-riding minister, organized this congregation in William Rogers' log home in 1848. Known as Bethel Methodist Church, the small rural congregation erected its first sanctuary in 1852 on land donated by William Rogers. A school building erected by the church in the early 1870s was converted for use as a sanctuary in 1882. In 1874 Joseph Rogers donated land on which the church held camp meetings that became such large events that a large shed was built at the site in 1888. In 1902 the church moved here to the new railroad town of Frisco, erected a sanctuary at a downtown location, and changed its name to Frisco Methodist Church. A new brick sanctuary was completed in 1915. The congregation changed its name to First United Methodist Church of Frisco in 1968. In 1982, after 80 years of serving Frisco from its downtown facilities, the congregation erected a new sanctuary at this site to serve its growing membership. Over the years the congregation has expanded its education programs. The church continues to serve the area with various group activities and outreach programs. (1994)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Frontier settlers and a Methodist circuit-riding minister organized this congregation in a log home in 1848, naming it Bethel Methodist Church and raising a first sanctuary on donated land in 1852. Its camp meetings grew so large that a shed was built to shelter them in 1888, and in 1902 the church followed the new railroad into the town of Frisco, renaming itself as it went.
Why it matters
The congregation's journey from a log-cabin gathering to a railroad-town church mirrors the settlement and growth of North Texas across the nineteenth century.
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Related people
- · William Rogers
- · Rev. Joab Biggs
- · Joseph Rogers
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