Methodist Parsonage
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Texas
Marker Inscription
In one of first charges to be established in Texas (1838) in time of the Republic. First Montgomery parsonage was first built by any Protestant church in Texas. This second Montgomery parsonage was bought in 1886. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Montgomery became one of the first Methodist charges organized in Texas in 1838, during the days of the Republic, and built what is said to be the first parsonage of any Protestant church in the young nation. This second parsonage, serving the Montgomery congregation, was acquired in 1886. Together they trace an unbroken line of Methodist ministry in one of Texas's oldest towns.
Why it matters
It documents the earliest organized Protestant church life in the Republic of Texas, when frontier faith communities were just taking root.
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