Historical Marker
Methodist Church, 1844
Historical marker location:
College Mound, Texas
( on FM 429, just S of its intersection with IH-20, about 6 miles SW of Terrell in the College Mound Community)
Marker installed: 1936
In 1844 A. J. Beck, Henry Beck, Wilson Fogleman, A. H. Henry, W. T. Patton, Ed. King settled in this vicinity. A Methodist church was organized in 1845 with Rev. J. W. Fields as pastor; A. H. Henry, Ed. King, stewards; A. H. Henry, Sunday School Superintendent. In 1865 a frame building replaced the log church. In 1897 the present building was constructed; the land for the church was donated by W.T. Patton.