Historical Marker

Stoneham Methodist Church

Stoneham, Grimes County · Texas

Erected 1994

The plaque says this congregation began with twelve members of the Plantersville church, and that parent church has a record of its own. The Rev. Robert Alexander organized Plantersville's Methodists in 1853, some 200 members including many enslaved people, and they met in the town's Masonic building until they built a church in 1873. After the Civil War, led by Thomas W. Blake and the Rev. J. M. Wesson, they ran a ministry among freedmen; in 1866 the church counted 143 White and 172 Black members.

What the plaque says

Stoneham Methodist Church Early settlers of Stoneham, established in 1885, attended Methodist services in nearby Plantersville. This congregation was organized by 12 members of the Plantersville Church in 1885. Services were held in a school and led by circuit-riding ministers until 1893 when a frame sanctuary was built here and The Rev. R. W. Adams became the first full-time pastor. In the 1920s the church flourished and supported several youth programs. Due to declining area populations the church closed in 1940-1945 and 1960-1973. Reactivated in 1973, the church continues to serve the area with various programs. Sesquicentennial of texas Statehood 1845 - 1995

Where it stands

30.33963, -95.91224 · Directions

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