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Black plaque № 16116

McAllen, TX, United States

McAllen First Methodist Church. The earliest record of Methodist church activity in the lower Rio Grande Valley dates to 1849. Circuit-riding ministers served an area along the Rio Grande from Brownsville to Roma. In 1909 the Rev. C.W . Godwyn was assigned to serve Methodists in McAllen, and a small

frame sanctuary was built that year. It was replaced by a larger structure in 1913. Continued growth in the congregation led to construction of the present facility in 1928. This congregation continu

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