Marker Inscription
Earliest services of this church were held near here, at Bethesda, in 1853 by The Rev. J. S. McGee, a circuit rider. In 1876, La Vernia Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was organized with The Rev. John E. Vernor as pastor. By tradition the Masonic Hall housed services until 1881. Then trustees bought this site and erected a church building, which was destroyed by a storm five years later. Present church was built in 1887. The 85-year-old Post Oak Methodist Church (9 mi. NE) was merged with La Vernia in 1970. This church controls Post Oak Cemetery. (1976)
About this site
La Vernia United Methodist Church is a historical marker in La Vernia, Wilson County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 46 historical markers documented in Wilson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 101 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3574, -98.1153 near La Vernia. The nearest cataloged historic site is La Vernia (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Chihuahua Road, Old, Suttles Pottery, and Brahan Lodge #226, A.F. & A.M..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5493003005. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
