Pleasant Mound Methodist Church

This congregation traces its history to a Union Church in Scyene, a small farming community once located at the present intersection of Scyene and St. Augustine Roads in Dallas. The first church in the community was a two-story community meeting house that also served as a general store, Masonic Lodge, and school. Several denominations worshiped together, a tradition which continued after the Methodists built a log sanctuary in 1876. In 1878 the church moved to the Pleasant Mound Community (then 3 miles east of Dallas, now within the city). Newton J. and Catherine Beeman Hustead donated land at the northwest corner of Scyene Road and Buckner Boulevard for a church and cemetery. A new house of worship, completed in 1881, was replaced by a larger structure in 1885. A growing membership and storm damage to the building led to the construction of another sanctuary in 1895. After 1900 the other denominations that had been meeting with the Methodists began to form their own congregations. Members of the various congregations met together for annual homecomings from 1910 to 1953. Land at this site was purchased, and a new Methodist sanctuary was completed in 1954.

Pleasant Mound Methodist Church is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 352 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 574 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7490, -96.6777 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pleasant Grove Christian Church (historical marker), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pleasant Mound Public, Pleasant Mound "Public" Cemetery, and Elmwood.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006823. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.