Elizabeth Chapel Methodist Church
from Caldwell, take SH 21 E about 5 mi to Roadside Park on S. side of road, Caldwell, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1839
EST. 1839
1839
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Elizabeth Chapel Methodist Church.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Elizabeth Chapel Methodist Church
Elizabeth Chapel began as a Sunday school in the homes of settler Isaac Addison and Mrs. Elizabeth Scott and was organized about 1839 by pioneer minister Robert Alexander as the first Methodist church in the county. A small frame building was later erected on land donated by Scott's family. The congregation merged with the Cooks Point church about 1907.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Elizabeth Chapel Methodist Church
First Methodist Church in the county. Began as Sunday School in home of Isaac addison, early settler. Later moved to home of Mrs. Elizabeth Scott. Organized about 1839 by Robt. Alexander, famous pioneer minister. Soon a small, hand-hewn frame building was erected and named for Mrs. Scott. Land containing both the church and cemetery was given to Methodist Episcopal Church, South, by Mrs. Scott's son, Phillip, in 1878. Membership reached peak of 165 in 1885. Church merged with the Cooks Point church about 1907. (1970) Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5051007571
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