Mullin United Methodist Church

The town around this church took shape when the Santa Fe built through in the late 1880s, after Dr. W. D. Kirkpatrick donated the townsite in return for the tracks. A saloon and a hotel, both opened in 1885, were among the first businesses in the area. Mullin had 100 people in 1890 and built its first permanent schoolhouse in 1894. By 1910 it had three churches, a bank, a weekly paper called the Enterprise and 750 residents. The count fell to 404 by 1947, and in 2000 the town reported 175 people.

What the plaque says

Mullin United Methodist Church Charles Mullins, for whom this town was later named, came here with cattle in 1857. By tradition, a Methodist circuit rider preached at his home. The date of the church's founding is uncertain. Worship was held in Mullin Schoolhouse for years. In 1893, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Martin gave this site and in 1896 a building was constructed under leadership of The Rev. Marion Mills. After a 1919 cyclone wrecked that building the present native stone church was erected in 1920, using much material from original structure. (1977)

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Lake Brownwood State Park — 30 mi
  A CCC park on a reservoir that filled in a single flood before its dam was done, with stone cabins, a hilltop dance pavilion and a grand staircase climbed by dancers arriving by boat.

More markers nearby

• The Settlement of Williams Ranch — 0.2 mi
• John Williams — 3.4 mi
• Site of Chesser Valley Community — 3.7 mi
• North Brown Cemetery — 5.7 mi