Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; eccesiastical buildings; Gothic Revial (Architectural style); churches
Marker Year
1967
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Yes
Marker Location
At end of Cypress Street off (eastward) Highway 187, Utopia
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
12" x 16" Plate & Medallion
Marker Text
Established in 1866 as part of the Uvalde-Kerrville Mission; later in the Uvalde Circuit. Pecan grove behind present church was site of many pioneer camp meetings under brush arbors. The first was held in 1868 by the Rev. A. J. Potter, noted Civil War chaplain and circuit rider. This Gothic sanctuary, built in early 1890s with members doing much of the work, is on a site given by the Rev. Irving Jones and R. H. Kincheloe. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967.