Church of The Assumption

This congregation originated as part of earlier church in Martinville (now Tours). After the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad came through the area about 1890, church members in west received permission from the Bishop to erect their own sanctuary in 1892. The Rev. John Geleissner served as first pastor of the new church. Masses were conducted in Latin, but the Czech language was also used in services. The original wooden building, destroyed by fire in March 1903, was replaced by a brick sanctuary that same year. It was replaced by a third structure in 1956.

Church of The Assumption is a historical marker in West, McLennan County, dedicated in 1991. It is one of 198 historical markers documented in McLennan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.8004, -97.0984 near West. The nearest cataloged historic site is St. Mary's School (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Presbyterian Church of West, West, and Groppe Building.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5309000855. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.