St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

The church began as All Faith Church, admitted to the Diocese of Texas in 1852 with no pastor and no building. Construction of the wooden building started the week of April 8, 1898, with J. T. Firth as contractor, after members raised money with lawn parties, a Japanese tea and a joint dinner with Methodist women that served 150 people at 25 cents a plate. Bishop Kinsolving consecrated it as the Church of the Intercession on May 28, 1899. In 1995 it was moved to the Sam Houston Regional Library grounds as a museum.

What the plaque says

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Served as early as the 1850s by visiting clergy, local Episcopalians worshiped in temporary quarters before erecting this structure in 1898. the oldest church building in Liberty, it stands on property donated by George W. Davis and Judge William F. Hardin. This parish was known by several names before it became St. Stephen's in 1952. Stained glass windows were installed in the frame church in the 1960s. (1977)

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center — 1.0 mi
  A state archives and museum north of Liberty with an exhibit on Southeast Texas history and a campus of historic buildings, including an 1848 house and an 1898 church.
• San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site — 31 mi
  The 1,200 acres of coastal prairie and marsh where the Texas Revolution ended in eighteen minutes, and the 567-foot shaft of fossil-studded limestone that has stood over them since 1939.

More markers nearby

• Price Daniel — steps away
• Augustine B. Hardin — 0.3 mi
• Benjamin W. Hardin — 0.3 mi
• William Hardin — 0.3 mi