Marker Inscription
First church in Smith County. Organized 1848 by the Revs. Sam Box and Alexander Douglas. Had all-faiths services at first in log cabin on Courthouse Square, later in Adams blacksmith shop, south of Square. In 1852 built across street from this site, a 2-story church and lodge hall in cooperation with Masons. Present church, erected 1890 (now Tyler's oldest church), was named in 1891 to honor Bishop Enoch Mather Marvin (1823-1877), C. S. A. Chaplain, famed in Missouri and Texas for powerful sermons. Building was expanded 1923, 1942, 1952. Church has had 45 pastors. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968
About this site
Marvin Methodist Church is a historical marker in Tyler, Smith County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in Smith County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 272 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.3561, -95.3142 near Tyler. The nearest cataloged historic site is Patterson Home (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Williams--Anderson House, Hubbard, Richard Bennett, and Donley, Judge Stockton.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5423007741. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
