Marker Inscription
Earliest religious service in Canyon was in 1889. Leaders were the Rev. Jerome Harelson and Isaac Mills, of Panhandle District, Methodist Church, the Rev. B. F. Jackson organized this (city's first) church in Oct. 1889. Members: Mrs. Crain, Mrs. M. M. McGee, Mrs. A. Roper, Miss Louie Roper, Mr. and Mrs. Nix Thompson and Miss Tennie Thompson. The Rev. Mr. Jackson preached to great throngs in Palo Duro Canyon, 1890; held first local funeral and first wedding, 1891. Original church building was erected under the first regular pastor, the Rev. T. F. Robeson, 1900. (1969)
About this site
First Methodist Church of Canyon is a historical marker in Canyon, Randall County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 38 historical markers documented in Randall County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.9815, -101.9241 near Canyon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hudspeth, Mary E. House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wagon Yard, Site of, Canyon Fire Department, and The Little House of Fellowship.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5381001750. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
