Lissie United Methodist Church
Lissie, Wharton County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Organized in 1906 as the Evangelical Association, this congregation began with nineteen charter members. The Rev. George W. Causey served as first pastor. A sanctuary and parsonage were dedicated in 1907. After a division within the association, the two factions reunited in 1922 as the Evangelical United Brethren Church in 1946, and as Lissie United Methodist Church in 1968. The church continues to serve the people of Lissie and the surrounding community.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This congregation began in 1906 as the Evangelical Association with nineteen charter members, dedicating a sanctuary and parsonage the following year. Through mergers over the decades it became an Evangelical United Brethren church and finally, in 1968, Lissie United Methodist Church, serving its small Wharton County community throughout.
Why it matters
Its shifting names trace the mergers that reshaped American Protestantism, while the church itself remained a steady gathering place for a rural Texas town.
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