Trinity Episcopal Church
Dublin, Erath County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Bishop A. C. Garrett preached in Dublin 1881; in 1884 organized Trinity when he found an Episcopalian, Mrs. John Harris, living here. Church building started in 1889 was first used for services by the Rev. W. W. Patrick in 1890, consecrated in 1897. Frame building had stone veneer added in 1947. (1972)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
The Episcopal presence in Dublin began when Bishop A. C. Garrett preached here in 1881 and, finding a single lone Episcopalian in Mrs. John Harris, organized Trinity parish in 1884. A church building begun in 1889 hosted its first services in 1890 and was consecrated in 1897, later gaining a stone veneer over its original frame in 1947. The congregation's origin from one faithful settler is a small parable of how denominations spread across rural Texas.
Why it matters
Trinity's founding shows how established Eastern denominations followed settlers into the Texas countryside, planting parishes one convert at a time.
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