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First Christian Church

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206 W. Waco, Van Alstyne, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 33° 25' 30.43797999996", -96° 34' 47.97882000012"
 
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     The predecessor of this church, the First Disciples of Christ congregation in Texas, was founded during the winter of 1841-1842 at McKinney's Landing in Bowie County near the Texas-Arkansas border. Collin McKinney, pioneer settler and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, was the leader of the Bowie County congregation, which had worshipped informally since 1831. Between 1844 and 1846 the group moved to Liberty (later called Mantua), three miles southwest of here. In 1846 under McKinney and J. B. Wilmeth, the congregation was reorganized as the Liberty Church with eighteen members. In 1854, the First Mantua Christian Church was built. In this early structure a rail in the center aisle separated men from women. No offering plate was passed; donations were placed on the communion table. Members constructed their own hymn books, which ...

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

First Christian Church Historical Marker Location Map, Van Alstyne, Texas