Marker Inscription
Methodists in this area trace their history to the 1840s, when circuit-riding preachers began holding camp meetings on a nearby farm. In 1889, after the railroad caused Valley Mills to relocate south of the Bosque River, the Methodists built their first church, located in a residential area. In 1915 the congregation voted to move downtown. This brick structure, which features two inset temple-front entries with Ionic columns, was completed by 1916. Art glass windows, corbelled brickwork, and a pressed metal roof which simulates tile are also prominent. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1991
About this site
First Methodist Church of Valley Mills is a historical marker in Valley Mills, Bosque County, dedicated in 1991. It is one of 46 historical markers documented in Bosque County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 131 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.6598, -97.4712 near Valley Mills. The nearest cataloged historic site is Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Pool-Tibbs House, Valley Mills Cemetery, and Crain, Roden Taylor.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5035001774. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
