Site of Loafer's Glory Apostolic Church
Liberty Hill, Williamson County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Loafer's Glory Apostolic Church was organized in 1908 after Wesleyan Holiness preacher George Sutton conducted a revival at Loafer's Glory School on Wilson Atwood's farm. Beginning in 1909, evangelist Fred Lohmann served as minister and conducted tent revivals which drew hundreds of people. A small frame sanctuary was erected about 1910 on land donated by Jim Moore, who led the congregation until his death in 1917. Many ministers and missionaries originated from Loafer's Glory Church, which continued services under several leaders until 1930. (1994)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
In the ranching country north of Austin, a 1908 Wesleyan Holiness revival grew into the Loafer's Glory Apostolic Church, a small frame sanctuary raised about 1910 on land donated by Jim Moore. For two decades its tent revivals drew hundreds and sent out a steady stream of ministers and missionaries before the congregation dissolved around 1930.
Why it matters
Rural revival churches like this one shaped the religious and social life of frontier-era Texas and seeded a whole generation of itinerant preachers.
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Related people
- · George Sutton
- · Fred Lohmann
- · Jim Moore
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