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Church of the Good Shepherd

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Terrell, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 44' 22.261524", -96° 16' 41.66706"
 
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    Organized as mission by Rev. John Portmess, vicar, Trinity Sunday, 1877. First services were held at Terrell Academy, a private school founded by the vicar. In 1878 first church edifice was built on this site and consecrated. Parish was admitted to Diocese of Dallas at its Primary Council in 1895. Victorian Gothic church was completed in 1907. It has an elaborately carved oak altar and a rare Gratian organ. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Church of the Good Shepherd Historical Marker Location Map, Terrell, Texas