First United Methodist Church of Cuero

Circuit riders held worship services for Methodists in the Cuero Creek area as early as 1841. It was not until after Cuero's incorporation in 1873, however, that a permanent Methodist church was founded here. Earliest records report eight members on the church roll in 1876. Within ten years that number exceeded one hundred. By 1981 the fellowship consisted of nearly three hundred members. In 1886 the church building was erected on this site. Electric lights replaced earlier gas lighting in the early 1900s, while the church was heated with coal stoves. In 1929 under the pastorate of the Rev. J. W. Black, the entire building was raised. A basement was built underneath to provide a space for Sunday School rooms. At the same time towers were added at the corners and a pipe organ was purchased. Church services were held in the De Witt County Courthouse during the remodeling. By 1958 deterioration of roof trusses and structural supports had created safety hazards. The building was not used for several months until it was repaired. In later years, memorials and gifts have provided the congregation with new carpet, pew cushions, chandeliers, and an electric lift.

First United Methodist Church of Cuero is a historical marker in Cuero, DeWitt County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in DeWitt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 166 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.0932, -97.2883 near Cuero. The nearest cataloged historic site is Farris, J. B., House (Gone) (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Grace Episcopal Church, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, and Honoring Texas Confederate General August C. Buchel.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5123001886. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.