Frisco Methodist Church

Area frontier settlers William and Frances Rogers, Peter and Sarah Teel, and Elizabeth Rogers, and the Rev. Joab Biggs, a Methodist circuit-riding minister, organized this congregation in William Rogers' log home in 1848. Known as Bethel Methodist Church, the small rural congregation erected its first sanctuary in 1852 on land donated by William Rogers. A school building erected by the church in the early 1870s was converted for use as a sanctuary in 1882. In 1874 Joseph Rogers donated land on which the church held camp meetings that became such large events that a large shed was built at the site in 1888. In 1902 the church moved here to the new railroad town of Frisco, erected a sanctuary at a downtown location, and changed its name to Frisco Methodist Church. A new brick sanctuary was completed in 1915. The congregation changed its name to First United Methodist Church of Frisco in 1968. In 1982, after 80 years of serving Frisco from its downtown facilities, the congregation erected a new sanctuary at this site to serve its growing membership. Over the years the congregation has expanded its education programs. The church continues to serve the area with various group activities and outreach programs. (1994)

Frisco Methodist Church is a historical marker in Frisco, Collin County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 193 historical markers documented in Collin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 345 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.1413, -96.8049 near Frisco. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Shawnee Trail (historical marker), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include T. J. Campbell House, Frisco Heritage Museum, and Dunaway Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5085006161. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.