Fate Presbyterian Church

When Presbyterians organized this congregation in the middle 1880s, the community of Fate was developing as a new settlement on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad. Among the eighteen individuals who chartered the church were members of the Leonard, Kale, McLendon, Cooper, Wilson, Bonsel, Morgan, Holiday, and Sawyer families. In the early years, a circuit rider served as minister of this and other area churches. One early circuit rider was the Rev. J.A. Hornbeak (d. 1939), who was serving as minister of the Fate Presbyterian Church in 1894 when the members constructed the first sanctuary. Located on Brown Street, it was built under the supervision of head carpenter H.A. Kale (1834-1921), a charter member of the congregation. The church continued to worship in the structure until the early 1920s. In 1926, a new church building was completed at this site. With historic ties to the earliest days of the Fate community, the Fate Presbyterian Church remains an important institution in Rockwall County. Church members have included many community leaders and pioneer area settlers. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

Fate Presbyterian Church is a historical marker in Fate, Rockwall County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 17 historical markers documented in Rockwall County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 41 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.9433, -96.3788 near Fate. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fate Lodge No. 802, A.F. & A.M. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Blackland Cemetery, Mt Zion, and The Church of Christ in Rockwall.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5397006141. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.