cemetery; churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination
Marker Year
1976
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
No
Marker Location
On Loop 321, east side of La Vernia.
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
18" x 28"
Marker Text
Earliest services of this church were held near here, at Bethesda, in 1853 by The Rev. J. S. McGee, a circuit rider. In 1876, La Vernia Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was organized with The Rev. John E. Vernor as pastor. By tradition the Masonic Hall housed services until 1881. Then trustees bought this site and erected a church building, which was destroyed by a storm five years later. Present church was built in 1887. The 85-year-old Post Oak Methodist Church (9 mi. NE) was merged with La Vernia in 1970. This church controls Post Oak Cemetery. (1976)
