First Methodist Church

Brenham's first church; was established year Brenham founded, 1844. Early member R. B. Wells wrote and published "Christian Advocate", church magazine of Texas Methodists here in 1846. By 1868 church had reached such stature that the Texas Methodist Conference met here. Group built Giddings Memorial Church in 1879 to honor J. D. Giddings, early settler who organized church. In 1939 merged with Fourth Street Methodist Church, German Methodist group which began in 1872 as New Mission Field. German group established Blinn College in 1883.

First Methodist Church is a historical marker in Brenham, Washington County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 155 historical markers documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 355 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.1702, -96.3981 near Brenham. The nearest cataloged historic site is Brenham Public Library (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church, Synagogue B'nai Abraham (Moved to Austin Jewish Communicty Center), and First Christian Church of Brenham.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477008334. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.