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Channing United
Methodist Church
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, July 2009 |
Historical
Marker :
Channing
United Methodist Church
The town of Channing
was organized in 1890 as a general headquarters and supplier for the
vast XIT
Ranch. The Channing Methodist Church was organized in the fledgling
town by the Rev. E. T. Harrison. Records indicate that it was the
first Methodist church north of the Canadian
River. The earliest members were A. G. Boyce, manager of the XIT
Ranch, his wife Annie and their daughter Bessie; Bertie Cherveny,
a plumber; Jacob P. McLain, the Rivers Hotel keeper and his wife Elizabeth;
and Hereford
cattle breeders James Powell and William and Marilla Powell. Trustees
for the church purchased property on this site in 1901 and the building
was completed by the following year. A fellowship hall and other additions
were made in 1958. The Channing United Methodist Church continues
in the traditions of its founders.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964 |
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