Historical Marker
McMahan's Chapel
Historical marker location:
Spur 35, Geneva, Texas
( McMahan's Chapel Cemetery, 2.6 mi. W of Geneva on SH 21, 1.3 mi. S on Spur 35 (McMahan's Chapel Road))
Marker installed: 1936
The oldest Methodist church having a continuous existence in Texas. Organized as a "religious society," 1833, at the home of Colonel Samuel McMahan by the Rev. James P. Stevenson (1808-1885). As a Methodist Church, July 1834, by the Rev. Henry Stephenson. First building was completed in 1839 by the Rev. Littleton Fowler and given the name of McMahan's Chapel. Displaced by a new building in 1872 and again in 1900.
Erected by the State of Texas
1936.