Hondo Methodist Church

This congregation is older than the town around it. Methodists organized here in 1857, while the town of Hondo dates from the first sale of lots out of the railroad's plat on October 1, 1881, and the courthouse arrived only after an election in 1892. The church was a quarter century old when Hondo City got its post office in 1882. Texas Methodism was older still: the first appointment dates to 1818, a mission came in 1837 under Martin Ruter, an annual conference in 1840, and a German district of eleven appointments by 1855.

What the plaque says

Hondo Methodist Church Early Methodist settlers in this area worshipped under a live oak tree on the banks of the Hondo Creek. The Methodists organized as a church in 1857 and held services in a log hut. A church/Masonic lodge was built on ten acres of land given to the church in 1859. Circuit riding ministers held services once a month. After the congregation moved to this site in 1890, newer buildings replaced outgrown structures. The church maintains its heritage of ministries for its members and a variety of community missions. (1997)

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Landmark Inn State Historic Site — 16 mi
  A store and stage stop at the Medina River ford in Henri Castro's Alsatian town, with a mill race under the ground and rooms you can still rent for the night.

More markers nearby

• Hondo — steps away
• Medina County — 0.6 mi
• Southern Pacific Depot of Hondo — 0.8 mi
• Vandenburg — 4.7 mi