Trinity Presbyterian Church, USA
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Beginning as a Sunday School in the late 1880s, this congregation was formally organized in 1890 as Oak Cliff Cumberland Presbyterian Church under the leadership of the Rev. Daniel G. Molloy. Charter members included many pioneer Dallas families. The name was changed in 1904 when the Cumberland Church reunited with the mainstream Presbyterian denomination. The congregation worshiped at several locations within a mile of 901 N. Zang before moving to this site in 1944. This church has been a part of the community's history for over 100 years.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This Dallas congregation began as a Sunday school in the late 1880s and was formally organized in 1890 as the Oak Cliff Cumberland Presbyterian Church under Rev. Daniel G. Molloy, with charter members drawn from pioneer Dallas families. When the Cumberland Church reunited with the mainstream Presbyterian denomination in 1904, the congregation took a new name, and after worshiping at several nearby locations it settled at this site in 1944.
Why it matters
It reflects the growth of Dallas's Oak Cliff neighborhood and the turn-of-the-century reunion of a long-divided American Presbyterian church.
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