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Church of the Assumption

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300 S. Harrison, West, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 31° 47' 52.00118999988", -97° 7' 38.88059999988"
 
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    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.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Church of the Assumption Historical Marker Location Map, West, Texas