Historical Marker
Union Methodist Church
Historical marker location:
Fm 2836, off US 80, 7 mi. from Westbrook, Westbrook, Texas
( From Westbrook take U.S. 80 east about 3.3 miles. Turn south onto FM 2836, about 4 miles to church.)
Marker installed: 1967
Organized March, 1891, by Rev. J.W. Montgomery. First church built by J.M. Dorn and neighbors. All faiths worshipped here. Was also used as schoolhouse and community meeting place. Present church built 1905, and renamed Dorn Chapel. Planks over nail kegs were early pews.
(1967).