Avoca Methodist Church
This church grew from an 1887 brush arbor camp meeting in the Spring Creek community of Avo (1.5 miles west), conducted by the Rev. J. H. Wiseman, a Methodist circuit rider. The congregation moved to the new railroad town of Avoca when the present sanctuary was completed in 1906. The original steeple was later destroyed by a storm, and the belfry was added in 1953 under the supervision of the Rev. Joe Grimes to house two railroad locomotive bells. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark -1981.
32.8662° N, 99.7157° W
Where to Find It
Howard Street
Nearby Markers
- 1.9 mi W Spring Creek Cemetery Avoca vicinity
- 3.2 mi NW Arledge Field Stamford
- 4.2 mi NE Bethel Lutheran Church Avoca
- 4.9 mi W New Hope Cemetery Stamford vicinity
- 7.2 mi NW Swenson Ranch Commissary Stamford
- 7.3 mi NW St. John's Methodist Church Stamford