Marker Inscription
Organized in the 1880s under the direction of the Reverend F. V. Evans, this church held early services in the Prairie Point Schoolhouse, under brush arbors and in a tent. The first building was completed in 1903 from funds raised by the congregation. It was located on land conveyed by Colonel Benjamin Morris and his wife Roxana, donors of the Rhome townsite. In 1940 the congregation moved to a remodeled building that had been the chapel of an early Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Since the 1880s, members of the United Methodist Church have led in Rhome's development. (1982)
About this site
United Methodist Church of Rhome is a historical marker in Rhome, Wise County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 91 historical markers documented in Wise County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 162 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.0535, -97.4735 near Rhome. The nearest cataloged historic site is First National Bank in Rhome (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Isabelle Cemetery, Bethel -Rhome, and Bledsoe, George Lawton.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5497005605. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
