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Organized as mission by Rev. John Portmess, vicar, Trinity Sunday, 1877. First services were held at Terrell Academy, a private school founded by the vicar. In 1878 first church edifice was built on this site and consecrated. Parish was admitted to Diocese of Dallas at its Primary Council in 1895. Victorian Gothic church was completed in 1907. It has an elaborately carved oak altar and a rare Gratian organ. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967
Church of the Good Shepherd is a historical marker in Terrell, Kaufman County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in Kaufman County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 178 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7395, -96.2780 near Terrell. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Baptist Church of terrell (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Carnegie Public Library, Terrell Carnegie Library, and Carnegie Library Building.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5257008499. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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