Marker Inscription
Congregation, organized 1840, is one of the oldest in Texas. It was one of 12 appointments on Nashville Circuit, Galveston District, Republic of Texas. Early worship was in various temporary structures. Here, in 1841, the Republic gave this church a beautiful grove as a building site. Caldwell became a circuit in 1852; the first church building was erected in 1854. Becoming an "independent station" in 1889, Caldwell built a new church and hosted Texas Methodist Conference in 1890. Present building was erected in 1927 on historic site of 1841.
About this site
First United Methodist Church of Caldwell is a historical marker in Caldwell, Burleson County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 69 historical markers documented in Burleson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 133 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.5308, -96.6957 near Caldwell. The nearest cataloged historic site is Reeves-Womack House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Warren Lodge No. 56, A.F. & A.M., Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department, and First Baptist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5051008630. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
