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Black plaque № 16301

Mooreville, TX, United States

Mooreville Methodist Church. Methodists living in this area were gathering for worship services as early as 1866. The following year, the Rev. Howell L. Taylor assisted the group in formally establishing a Methodist church congregation. Named the Mooreville Methodist Episcopal Church, South, the con

gregation had eighteen charter members. Early worship services were held 2 miles southeast of this site on George W. Bowman's farm. By 1874 the congregation had completed its first church structure. B

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