First United Methodist Church of Rogers

The church moved into a railroad town. Rogers grew on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe and was named for John D. Rogers of Galveston, a director of the line. By 1884 it had a post office, a gin, three churches and about 150 people, and it incorporated in 1899. Gindale, where the congregation began, had a post office from 1893 to 1905 and by 1896 a Methodist church, school, flour mill and gin. In 1918 Rogers shipped more cotton than any other city in Texas.

What the plaque says

First United Methodist Church of Rogers This institution originated in 1880 as Centennial Methodist Church in Gindale (now Leedale), before Rogers was founded; it moved into town in 1889. Its first building on this site was replaced in 1909 by the present one. For many years this church's auditorium was the only hall in Rogers large enough for general gatherings, and was used for such public events as graduations. Two children of this church have become ministers; also, Bishops A. Frank and W. Angie Smith of the United Methodist episcopacy are former members here. (1977)

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum — 13 mi
  The Santa Fe depot of 1911 in a railroad town that began in 1880 as a construction camp, now a museum with locomotives and cars parked beside the active rail yard.
• Milam County Courthouse and Jail — 16 mi
  Cameron's 1892 Renaissance Revival courthouse and the 1895 St. Louis-built jail beside it, now the county museum, are listed together on the National Register.
• Williamson County Courthouse — 34 mi
  The fifth Williamson County courthouse, a Beaux Arts building by C. H. Page, rises over a Georgetown square of more than 50 Victorian-era buildings.

More markers nearby

• Alvin Ailey — steps away
• Joseph "Joe Tex" Arrington, Jr. — steps away
• Bryant Station — 2.8 mi
• County Line Baptist Church — 3.7 mi