Mount Pleasant C.M.E. Church

Though Methodist worship had long been organized among area African Americans, the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church of America was founded locally as Mount Pleasant C. M. E. Church in 1885. T. H. Nelms deeded two acres of his former plantation land to church trustees S. Quantrell, J. Oneil, Sr., and A. Berry. The Rev. Peter Steward was first pastor. The Fodice school met in the church building until about 1900. A second building, erected in 1901, served until it was destroyed by a spring tornado in 1941. The Mount Pleasant congregation continues a proud heritage of worship. (1998) Incise on base: In Memory: Louise Jefferson Davis Davis (1927-1995)

Mount Pleasant C.M.E. Church is a historical marker in Crockett, Houston County, dedicated in 1998. 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 31.1830, -95.2932 near Crockett. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fodice Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fodice Community School, Fodice, and Holley, Albert.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225011229. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.