Marker Inscription
This congregation traces its history to the summer of 1890, when a small group of worshipers led by the Rev. J.W. Montgomery gathered under a brush arbor on East Kickapoo Creek to organize a church. Later that year the Rev. G.F. Fair became the pastor of the church, which met in an old school house. A sanctuary was built in 1907 and served the congregation until it was replaced by a new structure in 1951. Throughout its history this congregation, which became First United Methodist Church in 1968, has been involved in missionary activities. (1988)
About this site
First Methodist Church of Bronte is a historical marker in Bronte, Coke County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Coke County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 44 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.8868, -100.2928 near Bronte. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Chadbourne, C.S.A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church of Bronte, Bronte Depot, and Bronte.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5081001749. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
