The First United
Methodist Church
of Cotulla
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Marker Text: The first Protestant church in Cotulla, this congregation was organized in 1881 as the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The first services were held in the home of John Freeman by the Rev. W. H. Keck. In 1883 the members built a frame chapel at the site of the present parsonage. The only church facility in town, it was shared with Presbyterian and Baptist congregations. The current brick sanctuary was constructed in 1906 during the pastorate of the Rev. Temple G. Woolls. An educational building was added in 1928.(1980)
Marker No: 8133
Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
Geographic: 28° 26.175′ N, 99° 14.191′ W
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Location: 302 North Center Street, Cotulla
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