Marker Inscription
Organized in February of 1845 as the Kingsborough Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The Rev. Wm. K. Wilson was first pastor. In 1850 Kingsborough (county seat) was renamed Kaufman. Present site was purchased and first building erected 1857, with The Rev. J. A. Scruggs as pastor. The second building, a traditional steepled, white frame structure, was built 1876 at cost of $400, with The Rev. O. P. Thomas as pastor. Present brick building was erected 1909 at a cost of $13,000. The Rev. A. R. Nash was pastor. It was redecorated 1968, with The Rev. E. H. Cole, pastor.
About this site
First United Methodist Church is a historical marker in Kaufman, Kaufman County, dedicated in 1969. 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 32.5878, -96.3126 near Kaufman. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Christian Church of Kaufman (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include King, Mrs. William P., Chisum, Colonel Isham, and Church of Our Merciful Saviour.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5257008515. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
