St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Brenham, Washington County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Founded among Austin colony settlers. Parish, fourth oldest in Texas, organized May 2, 1848, by missionary Bishop Geo. W. Freeman, of Arkansas. Rebuilt. Dedicated June 29, 1965, by Bishop J. M. Richardson.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
St. Peter's Episcopal Church grew out of the settlers of Stephen F. Austin's colony, the vanguard of Anglo-American settlement in Texas. Organized as a parish in 1848 by missionary Bishop George W. Freeman of Arkansas, it ranks as the fourth oldest Episcopal parish in the state. The congregation later rebuilt, dedicating its renewed church in 1965.
Why it matters
As one of the oldest Episcopal parishes in Texas, the church links a living congregation directly to Austin's colony, the founding wave of American settlement in the region.
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Related people
- · George W. Freeman
- · J. M. Richardson
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