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Author : Frank A. Driskill
Publisher : Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
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Download or read book Historic Churches of Texas written by Frank A. Driskill and published by Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum. This book was released on 1980 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isbn 0890152675 466619 east side circ tex star 16.95.
Author : ,William
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1646705858
Total Pages : 592 pages
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Download or read book Historic Churches in Texas written by ,William and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-09-18 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before independence from Mexico in 1836, the Catholic faith was the only religion settlers in Texas, known as Texians, could legally practice. To acquire land in Texas, then a part of Mexico known as Coahuila y Tejas, one had to be a member of the Roman Catholic Church or agree to convert to Catholicism. Although a few Protestant church buildings were erected before Texas's independence in 1836, most were erected after 1836 because of Mexico's strict laws prohibiting and often severe punishment for practicing any faith other than Catholicism. The few Protestant church buildings that were erected prior to Texas independence were usually erected along the margins of Texas in the more remote regions of North and East Texas, distancing themselves from Mexico's center of government in San Antonio. The first Protestant church established in Texas that has been in continuous service was organized by the Reverend Milton Estill in 1833 as the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Old Shiloh, a small community located about four miles north of Clarksville. In 1848, the Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Congregation joined with the Presbyterian congregation in Clarksville to become the First Presbyterian Church, Clarksville. The First Presbyterian Congregation in Clarksville is recognized as the oldest Protestant church in continuous service in the state of Texas. After Texians won their independence in 1836, religious congregations began to meet openly and to build houses of worship. Most of these early church buildings were poorly built and did not survive the ravages of time. Eventually, stronger buildings were erected. But even then, with open fireplaces and wood-burning stoves providing heat and candles or kerosene lanterns providing the primary source of light, church buildings were often destroyed by accidental fires. In addition, with time, congregations often outgrew their vintage church buildings or could no longer afford the high cost of maintaining the older, outdated buildings. As a result, congregations abandoned them to erect larger and often more elaborate edifices. Once abandoned, the old church buildings were razed or, if left standing, rapidly deteriorated. Over the past twelve years, my wife and I have visited and photographed almost one thousand historic churches in Texas. Photographing these historic church buildings and learning about the pioneers that often at great risk founded and maintained them has been a project of love. Visiting these historic churches and meeting the people that maintain them today has been inspirational.
Author : Clyde McQueen
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780890969410
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)
Download or read book Black Churches in Texas written by Clyde McQueen and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the author catalogues 375 black congregations, each at least one hundred years old, in the parts of Texas where most blacks were likely to have settled -- east of Interstate Highway 35 and from the Red River to the Gulf of Mexico. Ninety-nine counties are divided into five regions: Central Texas, East Texas, the Gulf Coast, North Texas, and South Texas.
Author : Pixie Christensen
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1623493935
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)
Download or read book Lone Star Steeples written by Pixie Christensen and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Lone Star Steeples: Historic Places of Worship in Texas, Carl J. Christensen Jr. and Pixie Christensen present sixty-five captivating and historically significant structures in exquisite watercolor illustrations accompanied by brief summaries and convenient, handcrafted maps. Ranging from stately edifices of brick and stone located in urban centers to more humble wood-frame chapels in rural surroundings, the houses of faith shown in these pages have one important trait in common: They have all served as centers of cultural identity, spiritual comfort, and public service to the communities in which they arose. In their introduction, the Christensens write, “The journey behind Lone Star Steeples crisscrossed the state along back roads, farm roads, and state highways. In these journeys and in the stories that were told, certain patterns began to emerge: the pride of the people in building their churches debt-free, the perseverance of the people who endured their beloved church being destroyed by natural disaster once, twice, or even three times . . . the people’s recognition of the church as their cultural foundation, their moral foundation, their social center.” As the Christensens demonstrate, Texas is home to a remarkable diversity of people, and their places of worship reflect and celebrate that diversity.
Author : William Schaefer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781646705849
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Historic Churches in Texas written by William Schaefer and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephen Daniel Eckstein
Publisher :
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Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)
Download or read book History of the Churches of Christ in Texas, 1824-1950 written by Stephen Daniel Eckstein and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781617034091
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)
Download or read book Historic Churches of Mississippi written by and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of the state's sacred places
Author : Frank A. ; grisham Driskill (Noel)
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Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Historic churches of Texas written by Frank A. ; grisham Driskill (Noel) and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Cordelia Brown McFall
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Total Pages : 152 pages
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Download or read book Historic Texas Churches written by Cordelia Brown McFall and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Texas churches.
Author : Edward Francis Rines
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Total Pages : 446 pages
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Download or read book Old Historic Churches of America written by Edward Francis Rines and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
