First Methodist Church

City's first congregation and one of the oldest in Texas. Formed 1839 with Henderson Palmer as pastor. Noted Minister Littleton Fowler was presiding elder at organization. Methodists shared a structure with Crockett's other denominations until erecting a frame building on this site in 1864. The church was host to East Texas Annual Conferences of 1862, 1871, 1877, 1888. Present sanctuary, built in 1901-1902 of brick fired at site, is oldest extant house of worship in city. First sessions of newly-merged Texas Annual Conference were held here, December 3-8, 1902. (1968)

First Methodist Church is a historical marker in Crockett, Houston County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 185 historical markers documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 361 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.3176, -95.4549 near Crockett. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site of R. E. McConnell Property (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include House Built by A. T. Monroe, Monroe-Crook House, and Early Bank Building.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225011128. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.