United Methodist Church of Rhome
Rhome, Wise County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Organized in the 1880s under the direction of the Reverend F. V. Evans, this church held early services in the Prairie Point Schoolhouse, under brush arbors and in a tent. The first building was completed in 1903 from funds raised by the congregation. It was located on land conveyed by Colonel Benjamin Morris and his wife Roxana, donors of the Rhome townsite. In 1940 the congregation moved to a remodeled building that had been the chapel of an early Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Since the 1880s, members of the United Methodist Church have led in Rhome's development. (1982)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Organized in the 1880s under the Reverend F. V. Evans, this Methodist congregation first met in a schoolhouse, under brush arbors, and in a tent before completing its first building in 1903 on land given by the donors of the Rhome townsite. In 1940 it moved into a remodeled former Cumberland Presbyterian chapel, and its members long helped shape the town's growth.
Why it matters
The congregation's humble beginnings and steady endurance mirror the founding of countless small North Texas towns, where a church was often the community's first institution.
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Related people
- · F. V. Evans
- · Benjamin Morris
- · Roxana Morris
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