First United Methodist Church of Lampasas

Methodists in Lampasas were holding church services as early as 1866. The Rev. William F. Cummins is the first known pastor to have served the Methodist circuit in this area. Although the exact details of the organization of the First United Methodist Church of Lampasas are unclear, it is known that a sanctuary was built on Fourth Street in 1880, during the pastorate of The Rev. E. F. Kahle. Four years later, the congregation sponsored the opening of Centenary College. The Christian Boarding and Preparatory School was located in Lampasas and was in operation for about ten years. In 1900, under the leadership of The Rev. J. S. Braswell, the fellowship moved to a new church home on Key Avenue. The congregation relocated to Highway 190 East and Alexander Drive (1 mi. N) in 1966. Mergers with the Black Methodist congregation known as Alice Chapel and a rural Methodist church at Ogles have strengthened the membership. With ties to the Reconstruction Era in Texas history, the First United Methodist Church of Lampasas has played a long and distinguished role in the leadership of this community. Descendants of some of the earliest known members still worship with the congregation.

First United Methodist Church of Lampasas is a historical marker in Lampasas, Lampasas County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Lampasas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 122 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.0616, -98.1702 near Lampasas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lampasas Colored School (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Lampasas Colored School, Cook Home, 1861, Old, and Cook Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5281001891. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.