First Methodist Church of Oglesby

This congregation was organized in 1891 as the Methodist Episcopal Church, south, and boasted 56 members in its first year. The Rev. J. David Crockett served as its first pastor. A church structure built in 1891 was destroyed by a tornado in 1893. A second structure completed by the congregation that year was replaced by this late Victorian-Era Queen Anne style building in 1912. It features a symmetrical form with a central gable and flanking bell towers. The church has sponsored an annual harvest festival to fund missionaries throughout the world, including Japan and Africa.

First Methodist Church of Oglesby is a historical marker in Oglesby, Coryell County, dedicated in 1992. It is one of 44 historical markers documented in Coryell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 120 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.4223, -97.5129 near Oglesby. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Baptist Church of Oglesby (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Post Oak Cemetery #2, Station Creek Cemetery, and Coryell Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5099001763. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.