Avoca Methodist Church

This church grew from an 1887 brush arbor camp meeting in the Spring Creek community of Avo (1.5 miles west), conducted by the Rev. J. H. Wiseman, a Methodist circuit rider. The congregation moved to the new railroad town of Avoca when the present sanctuary was completed in 1906. The original steeple was later destroyed by a storm, and the belfry was added in 1953 under the supervision of the Rev. Joe Grimes to house two railroad locomotive bells. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark -1981.

Avoca Methodist Church is a historical marker in Avoca, Jones County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 25 historical markers documented in Jones County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 73 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.8686, -99.7162 near Avoca. The nearest cataloged historic site is Spring Creek Cemetery (historical marker), about 1.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Spring Creek Cemetery, Arledge Field, and Bethel Cemetery #2.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5253000252. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.