Maysfield United Methodist Church Historical Marker, Maysfield, Milam, TX

Maysfield First United Methodist Church

Though area Methodists met as early as 1847, this

church was not formally organized until 1854.

Itinerant preachers of the Cameron-Port Sullivan-

Maysfield circuit served the congregation, which met

in a school building. In 1885, a separate Maysfield

circuit was organized, and the Rev. William G. Nelms

was appointed pastor. A sanctuary was built in 1897

and stood at this site until destroyed by fire in

1933. The congregation met in the Presbyterian Church

until 1952, when the present structure was donated

and moved here from Ben Arnold, Texas. Texas

Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986

Erected 1986

Take US77 north from Cameron to FM 485; turn

east (right) onto FM 485 for 8.1 miles to CR

254; Church is at intersection of FM 485 & 254

on left