Marker Inscription
The beginning of this congregation can be traced to 1843, when the Rev. James Graham organized the First Methodist Church in the area. It later took the name Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Meanwhile, another congregation, Lamar Avenue Methodist Church, was formed. After the destructive Paris fire of 1916, the two churches decided to form one central downtown congregation, and the merger became official in 1918. The Rev. Robert P. Shuler was appointed first pastor of the new congregation, now known as First United Methodist Church of Paris.
About this site
First United Methodist Church of Paris is a historical marker in Paris, Lamar County, dedicated in 1985. It is one of 46 historical markers documented in Lamar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 89 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.6610, -95.5535 near Paris. The nearest cataloged historic site is Paris Public Schools (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Buckner, Robert Cooke, First Baptist Church of Paris, and Paris Fire Department.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5277008196. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
