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The Rev. E.R. Barcus served as the first pastor of the congregation, organized in 1882, one year after the city of Temple was founded. The original structure on this site was destroyed by fire in 1911. The present Romanesque Revival building was finished three years later. Architects were Sanguinet & Staats of Fort Worth. For many years civic meetings and school functions were conducted in the sanctuary, the largest in the area. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1979
First United Methodist Church of Temple is a historical marker in Temple, Bell County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 226 historical markers documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 411 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.0978, -97.3400 near Temple. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kyle Hotel (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Temple Public Library, Temple College, and 42nd Reunion of Hood's Texas Brigade.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5027001896. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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