About Churches
& Religion
Memorial
Day Services at Old Saltillo Church
by Robert Cowser 2-10-08
Sanctified
Sisters by Clay Coppedge 11-7-07
"... In their day, which ran roughly from the 1860s to just
after the turn of the century, the Sanctified Sisters existed as
one of the most unusual and, in their own way, influential religious
groups in Bell County history..."
Pistol-packing
Preacher by Bob Bowman
On his first morning in Groveton Lee presided at the funeral of
a young church member who had been murdered. He soon named criminals
from his pulpit and where they gathered...
Lord's
Acre by Mike Cox
"... In addition to whatever they might put in the collection
plate each week, many farmers used to give the proceeds from one
acre of their crop land to their church each year. Though not as
common as it used to be, the tradition has endured in some corners
of Texas..."
Rev.
John August Tubbe by W. T. Block Jr.
An Immigrant Farmer, Sawmiller, and Preacher
In 1845 the gates opened widely for a flood of German immigration
to Texas...
The
Parker Family
by Bob Bowman
"... In the 1820s, Daniel Parker, an anti-missionary Baptist
leader and member of the Parker clan that produced Cynthia Ann,
stirred up Baptists in Illinois with his separatist beliefs and
eventually led his family and neighbors to East Texas to write a
new religious chapter in Texas history..."
Man
with a Method by Archie P. McDonald
"... Samuel Doak McMahon held the first meeting of Methodists
in Texas in his home, located ten or so miles east of San Augustine,
in 1832, but the arrival of Littleton Fowler in 1837 was the first
authorized Methodist activity there..."
Rev.
Jonas Franklin Dancer by Mike Cox
The namesake of Dancer Peak in Llano County
The
Lady in Blue by Bob Bowman
For longer than anyone can remember, the story of “the lady
in blue” has existed on the fringes of East Texas history and religion.
A
Prudent Use of Guilt by Maggie Van Ostrand
Racing
Parson by Mike Cox
How a preacher held a horse race and build a church
The
Church Lights by Bob Bowman
When the church decided to phase out the old kerosene lights for
safety reasons, Clark went to Jefferson Lighting Company of Ann
Arbor, Michigan, and told them what he wanted..
Creating
a Gospel Classic by Bob Bowman ("All Things Historical")
Crusty
Old Baptist by Murray Montgomery ("Times Past")
Dogs
in Church by Murray Montgomery ("Times Past")
Fray
Antonio Margil de Jesus: Missionary by Archie P. McDonald
McMahan's
Chapel by Archie P. McDonald ("All Things Historical")
Mission
Tejas by Bob Bowman ("All Things Historical")
Nuestra
Senora de los Dolores de los Ais Mission by Archie P. McDonald
Holy
Rolling by Rick Vanderpool
All the "holy" places in Texas
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