Bosque County Churches

Church Name

Location

Denomination

Address

Phone Number

Date

Organized

Date

Disbanded

Historical Notes

Pastors

USGS Quad

Latitude

Longitude

Baptist Church

Valley Mills

Baptist

 

 

 

A predominantly black church.

 

 

 

 

Baptist Church

Meridian

Baptist

no longer in existence

 

 

A predominantly black church.

 

 

 

 

Baptist Church

Eulogy

Baptist

no longer in existence

 

 

There was a tabernacle next to the church building.

 

 

 

 

Bosque Valley Baptist Church

Clifton

Baptist 

90141 Highway 219

Clifton TX 76634

254-675-6141

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Calvary Church

 

Unknown

  

 

 

 

 

Coryell

313636N

0973636W

Catholic

Valley Mills

Catholic

no longer in existence

 

 

Existing in the early 1900's, it was discontinued when most of the members moved away. The building was acquired by the Presbyterian Church in 1906 and later by the Oak Grove Baptist Church.

 

 

 

 

Cayote Methodist Church

Cayote

Unknown

 

1906

active

Services were originally held in school buildings and, in the summer, under brush arbors. A church building was constructed in 1915. Baptists alternated Sundays using this building until about 1930. The building was damaged by a tornado in 1958 but was rebuilt.

 

 

 

 

Cedar Shores Baptist Church

Morgan vicinity

(Cedar Shores)

Baptist

Rt.1 Box 616

301 CR1500

Morgan TX 76671

254-622-2988/8403

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Christian Church

Mosheim

Christian

no longer in existence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christian Church

Meridian

Christian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Church of Christ

Kopperl

Church of Christ

 

1931

 

The original services were held in a building across the street from the Methodist Church. In 1944, a new building was constructed behind the bank.

 

 

 

 

Church of Christ

Valley Mills

Church of Christ

407 Third Street

Valley Mills TX 76689

254-932-6448

1921

active

Organized by 7 persons as a result of a mission meeting sponsored by the Columbus Avenue Church of Christ of Waco, services were held in the tabernacle in Valley Mills. In 1936, a church building was constructed near the tabernacle. A new building was later built on Third Street across from the baseball field.

 

 

 

 

Church of Christ

Laguna Park

Church of Christ

7136 Hwy 56

Clifton TX 76634

254-622-8207

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Church of Christ

Iredell

Church of Christ

 

1945

active

The first building was located on Summerville Street. In 1969, a new brick building was erected on Eastland Street.

 

 

 

 

Church of Christ

Meridian

Church of Christ

1036 North Bosque Street

Meridian TX 76665

254-435-2090

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Church of Christ

Clifton

Church of Christ

203 South Avenue G

P.O. Box 229

Clifton TX 76634

254-675-3801

ccc1@htcomp.net

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Church of Christ

Eulogy

Church of Christ

no longer in existence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Church of Christ

Morgan

Church of Christ

P.O. Box 253

Morgan TX 76671

254-675-6404

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clifton Cumberland Presbyterian Church of America

Clifton

Presbyterian

South Highway 6

Clifton TX 76634

254-675-4121

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Coon Creek Church

Coon Creek Community

Methodist

 

1922

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cornerstone Assembly of God Church

Meridian

Assembly of God

141 Hwy 174

Meridian TX 76665

254-435-2273

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Iredell

Presbyterian

 

1881

 

The first church building in Iredell.

 

 

 

 

Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Meridian

Presbyterian

 

 

 

A predominantly black church.

 

 

 

 

Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Valley Mills

Presbyterian

 

 

 

One of first black churches in Bosque County. Located 5 miles east of Valley Mills in what is known locally as "The Colony" off of FM 1637.

 

 

 

 

Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Meridian

Presbyterian

no longer in existence

1884

1923

 

 

 

 

 

Cumberland Presbyterian Church

(Rock Church on Hog Creek)

Hog Creek Community

(near Valley Mills)

Presbyterian

no longer in existence

 

 

Probably the home to several congregations one of which was the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

 

 

 

 

Episcopal Church

Meridian

Episcopal

 

1912

 

The church building was built in 1912.

 

 

 

 

Fairview Baptist Church

Laguna Park vicinity

(Fairview Community)

Baptist

 

April 1889

active

Organized with 12 members. For the first 8 years, services were held at the school. In 1897, a church building was constucted. The present church was dedicated in Apr 1956.

 

Laguna Park

314727N

0972409W

First Presbyterian Chuch

Clifton

Presbyterian

211 South Avenue G

Clifton TX 76634

254-675-8105

http://www.fpcclifton.com/

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

First Baptist Church

Morgan vicinity

(Lakeside Village)

Baptist

Rt. 1 Box 295

Morgan TX 76671

254-775-4488

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

First United Pentecostal Church

Meridian

Pentecostal

 

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

First Baptist Church

Kopperl

Baptist

Kopperl TX

254-889-3579

1875

active

In 1903, land was purchased and a two-story building was built, with the upper floor used by Masonic Lodge #292 and the lower floor by the Baptist Church. In 1916, a new church building was erected at the current site. It burned in 1944, but was rebuilt using the same walls which had remained standing.

 

 

 

 

First Baptist Church

Laguna Park

Baptist

98589 Bryant Street

Clifton TX 76634

254-622-3226

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

First United Methodist Church

Clifton

Methodist

303 South Avenue E

Clifton TX 76634

254-675-3984

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

First Baptist Church of Valley Mills

Valley Mills

Baptist

Avenue C

Valley Mills TX 76689

254-932-6273

1888

active

Organized by 36 members of the Searsville Baptist Church, it was originally known as the Baptist Church of Christ of Valley Mills. It originally met on the second floor of the wood-frame school building. In 1889, a committee was appointed to select a site and construct a church building. The name was changed to the First Baptist Church of Valley Mills in 1892.

 

 

 

 

First Baptist Church

Clifton

Baptist

207 South Avenue F

Clifton TX 76634

254-675-8824

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

First Baptist Church

Iredell



Baptist

Iredell TX 76649

254-364-2477

1883

 

The second church building in Iredell. In 1905, the church split with one on the north side of the Bosque River and one on the south side. In 1911, the churches reunited and chose a building location where the current church exists. A new building was constructed in 1951 and and annex added in 1958.

 

 

 

 

First Methodist Church

Iredell

Methodist

Highway 6

Valley Mills TX 76689

254-932-5576

1869

active

In 1910, a new rock building was constructed. In 1954, a fellowship hall was added and in 1963, the current brick building was constructed.

 

 

 

 

First Baptist Church of Morgan

Morgan

Baptist

P.O. Box 151

1106 Hutchinson Street

Morgan TX 76671

254-635-2471

 

active

Originally organized as the Steele Creek Baptist Church, the name was changed in 1880.

 

 

 

 

First Baptist Church

Cranfills Gap

Baptist


Highway 22

Cranfills Gap TX 76637

254-597-2780

1889

active

Originally organized as the Missionary Baptist Church. A church building was constructed in 1904. A new facility was constructed east of town and services were first held there on Easter Sunday 1948.

 

 

 

 

First United Methodist Church

Meridian

Methodist

300 North Main Street

Meridian TX 76665

254-435-2218

 

active

Built a brick building on East Morgan Street which

 

 

 

 

First Church of Christ

Cranfills Gap

Church of Christ

 

1949

 

Originally, the congregation met in Cranfills Gap Park on Sundays until winter came, when they began meeting in the school building. A church building was constructed and services began in April 1950.

 

 

 

 

First United Methodist Church

Cranfills Gap



Methodist

90135 E. Hwy 22

Cranfills Gap TX 76637

254-597-0135

1889

active

Officially organized in 1889 with services held in the Cranfills Gap school , although early Methodist worship services were held at the Boggy School from about 1880. In 1901, a one-room building was constructed in “Old Town” Cranfills Gap. In 1935, the current rock structure was built in “New Town” Cranfills Gap.

 

 

 

 

First United Methodist Church

Valley Mills

Methodist

Highway 6

Valley Mills TX 76689

254-932-5576

 

active

This congregation dates back to the early days of circuit riders and later to land in the Center Hill Community, a few miles from Valley Mills, on which was built a brush arbor, then a tabernacle, and later a church/school building. In 1888, a building was constructed in Valley Mills. In 1916, a new church was constructed at its present site on Main Street.

 

 

 

 

Fundamental Baptist Church

Clifton

Baptist

403 Pecan Street

Clifton TX 76634

254-675-2753

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

God's House

Clifton

Non-Denominational

1215 West 11th Street

Clifton TX 76634

254-675-6704

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Grace Memorial Baptist Church

Clifton

Baptist

107 South Avenue M

Clifton TX 76634

254-675-3289

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Grand Old Gospel Lighthouse

Clifton

Non-Denominational

South Highway 6

Clifton TX 76634

254-675-2021

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Holy Angels Catholic Church

Clifton

Catholic

1915 West 5th Street

Clifton TX 76634

254-675-8877

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Immanuel Lutheran Church

Clifton

Lutheran

911 West 3rd Street

Clifton TX 76634

254-675-3281

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Lake Whitney Baptist Church

Laguna Park

Baptist

RFD

Clifton TX 76634

254-622-8339

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Lane's Chapel

Mosheim vicinity

(Lane’s Chapel Community)



Unknown

no longer in existence

1878

1959

Originally built in 1878, it burned a few years later and was rebuilt. In 1909, a tabernacle was built to replace the brush arbor used for summer services. The tabernacle was destroyed by tornado in 1938. In 1930, a new small white church was built. In 1959, the membership transferred and merged w/ the Methodist Church in Clifton. However, the building is still in use as a community center.

 

Mosheim

313959N

0973529W

Lighthouse Independent Baptist Church

Meridian

Baptist

204 N Main Street

Meridian, TX 76665

254-435-6865

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Live Oak Baptist Church

Mosheim

Baptist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lutheran Church

Meridian

Lutheran

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memorial Methodist Church

Walnut Springs

Methodist

Walnut Springs TX 76690

254-797-8541

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Methodist Church

Morgan

Methodist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Methodist Church

Valley Mills

Methodist

 

 

 

A predominantly black church.

 

 

 

 

Methodist Church

Mosheim

Methodist

 

1891

 

 

 

 

 

 

Methodist Church

Eulogy

Methodist

no longer in existence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mount Carmel Baptist Church

Valley Mills

Baptist

Valley Mills TX 76689

254-932-5245

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Norse Church (see Our Savior’s Lutheran Church)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nazarene Church

Meridian

Nazarene

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oak Grove Baptist Church

Valley Mills

Baptist 

Valley Mills TX 76689

254-932-6449

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

(aka Norse Church)

Norse Community

Lutheran

Rt. 2

Clifton TX 76634

254-675-3962

1869

active

 

Rev. S. S. Reque, Rev. O. Estrem, Rev. K. Rystad, Rev. John Homerstad, Rev. Beverly Blackman

Sugarloaf Mountain

314621N

0974041W

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church

Morgan 

Catholic

304 Charles Street

Morgan TX 76671

254-635-0145

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Our Lady of the Lake Episcopal Church

Laguna Park

Episcopal

P.O. Box 5555

Highway 22

Laguna Park TX 76644

254-622-8496

revshannon@htcomp.net

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Pentecostal Church

Morgan

Pentecostal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pentecostal Church of God

Clifton

Unknown

507 Hackberry Street

Clifton TX 76634

254-675-4552

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Presbyterian Church

Valley Mills

Presbyterian

 

1906

1959

Organized by former members of the Cumberland Presbyterian congregation which had held services in the Old Rock School/Church on Hog Creek. They purchased and moved into the old Catholic Church building until disbanding in 1959.

 

 

 

 

Presbyterian Church

Valley Mills

Presbyterian

 

 

 

A predominantly black church.

 

 

 

 

Rehoboth Full Gospel Church

Clifton

Unknown

South Highway 6

Clifton TX 76634

254-675-8514

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Riverside Baptist Church

Meridian

Baptist

207 N Hill Street

Meridian, TX 76665

254-435-2295

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Rock Church on Hog Creek (see Cumberland Presbyterian Church)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rock Church (see St. Olaf Lutheran Church)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Searsville Baptist Church

Valley Mills vicinity

Baptist

Valley Mills TX 76689

254-932-6660

30 Aug 1862

active

 

 

Mosheim

313928N

0973018W

Seven Day Adventists Church

Harmony Community

(near Clifton)

Seventh-Day Adventist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shiloh Baptist Church

Clifton

Baptist

414 North Avenue A

Clifton TX 76634

254-576-3867

 

active


  

 

 

 

 

Smith Bend Baptist Church

Smith Bend Community

Baptist

Rt. 1

Clifton TX 76634

254-622-8555

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Spring Creek Church

Spring Creek Community

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

Iredell

315351N

0974936W

St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church

Bismarck Community

(near Cayote)

Unknown

no longer in existence

1906

1948

In 1948, the membership transferred and merged w/ the Zion United Church of Christ in Womack

 

 

 

 

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Pleasant Hill Community

Lutheran

 

1927

1961

in 1961, the membership transferred and merged w/ the Trinity Lutheran Church in Clifton

 

 

314659N

0973122W

St. Olaf Lutheran Church

Cranfills Gap

Lutheran

Rt. 2

Cranfills Gap TX 76637

254-597-2738

1884

active

Organized from among Our Savior’s Lutheran Church congregation at Norse, services were originally held in a rock building constructed about four miles east of Cranfills Gap. In 1917, the congregation moved to a new brick building in Cranfills Gap, but the rock building is still used for special occasions

Rev. K. Rystad, Rev. G. G. Odegard, Rev. Estrem

Cranfills Gap

314730N

0974625W

Steele Creek Baptist Church

Morgan

Baptist

 

 

 

This is not to be confused with another church of the same name which became the First Baptist Church of Morgan in 1880.

 

 

 

 

Steiner Church

Steiner Community

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

Allen Bend

315830N

0972715W

Trinity Lutheran Church

Clifton

Lutheran

803 West 3rd Street

Clifton TX 76634

254-675-8815

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

United Methodist Church

Kopperl

Methodist

Kopperl TX

254-889-3881

1928

active

The original building was constructed in 1928 across the railroad tracks. It burned in January 1942 but was rebuilt.

 

 

 

 

United Pentecostal Church

Clifton

Pentecostal

4712 FM219

Clifton TX 76634

254-675-2345

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Walnut Springs Baptist Church

Walnut Springs

Baptist

4th Street

Walnut Springs TX 76690

254-797-2511

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

Willow Springs Church

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

Walnut Springs East

320043N

0974444W

Zion United Church of Christ

Womack

Church of Christ

1411 FM219

Rt. 1

Clifton TX 76634

254-675-3599

26 Apr 1891

active

Organized in 1891as the Zion German Evangelical Church. In 1913, the congregation moved to a new wooden building in Womack. It became the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church. In 1956, the Evangelical and Reformed and the Congregational Christian denominations merged to form the United Church of Christ

 

 

 

 



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