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Black plaque № 14806

Corpus Christi, TX, United States

First Presbyterian Church of Corpus Christi. Formally organized on May 12, 1867, under the leadership of the Rev. William Mitchell, this congregation began with seven charter members. Construction of a sanctuary was begun immediately, but it was not completed until May 1868 due to a yellow fever epi

demic in the city. By the turn of the century the congregation needed a larger building. With financial assistance from Henrietta King, a new brick sanctuary was built on broadway in 1901-02. It serve

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