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Marvin Methodist Church

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S. Bois d'Arc and W. Erwin St., Tyler, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 21' 15.91481000016", -95° 18' 51.11888000004"
 
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     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

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Marvin Methodist Church Historical Marker Location Map, Tyler, Texas

 
   
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