Uvalde Methodist Church

The Rev. Thomas Myers organized this congregation in 1856, soon after the town of Uvalde was founded. At that time, this was the Western limit of the Methodist Ministry in Texas. Early members of the Uvalde congregation included the Dillard, Pulliam, Nunn, Burchfield, Robinson, and Griner Families. H.W. Griner served as first Sunday school Superintendent. The church held services in the courthouse, the school building, and the park until a sanctuary was built about 1859-60 on Garden Street on land deeded by Reading Black, founder of Uvalde. Another sanctuary was built on Getty Street about 1882 at a site conveyed by the G.T. Nunn Family. Construction of the present sanctuary in 1907-08 was overseen by Building Committee members D.W. Barnhill, Harry Hornby,Sr., and J.G. Smyth. The 1909 and 1916 sessions of the West Texas Annual Conference were held here. The early congregation brought stability, leadership, and spiritual values to an unsettled frontier. Through the years the members have continued to seek those goals and enlarge their scope of service. 1985

Uvalde Methodist Church is a historical marker in Uvalde, Uvalde County, dedicated in 1985. It is one of 55 historical markers documented in Uvalde County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 82 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.2136, -99.7836 near Uvalde. The nearest cataloged historic site is Benson, William (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Reading Wood Black, Grand Opera House, and Kincaid Hotel.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5463005621. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.