Marker Inscription
Organized 1855, with 13 charter members: Mrs. Joel Arrington, Capt. and Mrs. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Parchman, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wylie Parchman, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Parchman, and Squire and Mrs. C. S. Yates. The group first met south of town in Joe Wylie Parchman's home; later in a Masonic Hall; then in 1875 bought this site and built a meetinghouse. A larger frame building was erected n 1896-97. Present edifice was completed in 1930; educational building in 1953. This church body has given at least four men to the ministry. (1975)
About this site
First United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon is a historical marker in Mount Vernon, Franklin County, dedicated in 1975. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Franklin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 40 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.1844, -95.2217 near Mount Vernon. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Baptist Church of Mount Vernon (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Rutherford Drugstore, Wright - Vaughan House, The, and Franklin County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5159009841. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
