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Black plaque № 14795

Karnes City, TX, United States

First Presbyterian Church. Karnes City's first edifice built for Protestant worship. Housed congregation originating in 1894 as a mission under the care of Helena Presbyterians, and organized as a church with 14 members in 1895 by The Rev. H. R. Laird, evangelist of the Western Texas Presbytery. Chu

rch building was completed in June 1901. Congregation celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1970. #1815

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