First Presbyterian Church of Mexia
Cumberland Presbyterians began this church in Old Springfield (12 mi. SW) early in 1917. After Houston & Texas Central Railroad started the town of Mexia later in 1871, the congregation moved here. It erected a meetinghouse in 1878, and this prairie Gothic edifice in 1898. A Presbyterian church in the U.S.A. (Northern) congregation joined the Cumberlands in 1905. Southern Presbyterians of Mexia (organized in 1876) came into the merger in 1942. Elements from the southern church, such as some windows and the bell, now are in the remodeled 1898 edifice. 1977
31.6831° N, 96.4832° W
Where to Find It
209 Carthage St., Mexia.
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi NE Origin of the Texas State Teachers Association Mexia
- 0.2 mi E First Baptist Church of Mexia Mexia
- 0.2 mi S Town Named for Gen. Jose Antonio Mexia Mexia
- 0.3 mi SE L. P. Smith House Mexia
- 0.3 mi W St. John's A. M. E. Church Mexia
- 0.5 mi SW Site of Dunbar High School Mexia