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Black plaque № 22749

Bellaire, TX, United States

Bellaire Presbyterian Church. Bellaire residents founded the non-denominational Bellaire Union Congregational Church and Sunday School in 1911. Services and classes were held in the local school building and the town's streetcar terminal known as the "Pavilion." In 1919 many members of Bellaire Unio

n and others petitioned the First Presbyterian Church of Houston to establish a presence in the community. The Bellaire Mission was established on April 5, 1919, with the Rev. R. L. Jetton as pastor.

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