Sneed Memorial Methodist Church

This congregation, organized in 1869 as the Calvert Methodist Church, built its first sanctuary on this site in 1872. Among the early pastors were (1885-86) the Rev. Seth Ward, later first native Texan to be named a Methodist bishop; and (1895-99) the Rev. Dr. James Kilgore, a founder of Southern Methodist University. In 1923 when the present church building was erected, the name was changed in memory of the Rev. Joseph P. Sneed (1804-81), a circuit rider who came to Texas in 1838, then served for many years in Robertson and Milam county churches.

Sneed Memorial Methodist Church is a historical marker in Calvert, Robertson County, dedicated in 1975. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Robertson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 103 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.9819, -96.6728 near Calvert. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mistrot-Adoue House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Katy Hamman Stricker Library, First Presbyterian Church, and Calvert Foundry and Manufacturing Company.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5395010947. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.