Covenant United Presbyterian Church

Organized July 1854 by The Rev. Richard O. Watkins, as Cumberland Presbyterian Church. First church building was erected in 1854-55. First pastor, The Rev. Dempsey W. Broughton, helped found Trinity University. Present sanctuary was built in 1877. Church took name "First Presbyterian" after national denominational merger in 1906. It became "Covenant" after absorbing Gastonia (1912) and Jiba (1963) congregations. Incise on back: Marker in memory of our parents, Martha Jane and Jim Duncan, by Bertha Duncan Lane and Herman H. Duncan Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1971

Covenant United Presbyterian Church is a historical marker in Kaufman, Kaufman County, dedicated in 1971. 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 32.5889, -96.3065 near Kaufman. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kaufman County (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Greenslade Drug Store, First Baptist Church of Kaufman, and Church of Our Merciful Saviour.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5257008504. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.