​First Methodist Church
​of Valley Mills

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Marker No: 1774

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Texas Historic Landmark

Geographic: 31.658142,-97.471184

Marker Text: ​Methodists in this area trace their history to the 1840s, when circuit-riding preachers began holding camp meetings on a nearby farm. In 1889, after the railroad caused Valley Mills to relocate south of the Bosque River, the Methodists built their first church, located in a residential area. In 1915 the congregation voted to move downtown. This brick structure, which features two inset temple-front entries with Ionic columns, was completed by 1916. Art glass windows, corbelled brickwork, and a pressed metal roof which simulates tile are also prominent. (1991)

Location: ​SH 6 at 5th Street, Valley Mills