Erath County Churches Submitted by Joe Starnes LAUREL STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Located on the corner of Laurel Street and Hwy 219 south in Dublin, Texas. It started in the early 1900's as Bynum Methodist Episcopal Church South, was moved to Purves, Erath County, Texas in the early 1900's and named Purves Methodist Church and moved to Dublin in 1961and named Laurel Street United Methodist Church. BYNUM/PURVES/LAUREL STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PASTORS 1895-2012 (RECONSTRUCTED AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE) BYNUM METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH Stephenville District - Ft. Worth Texas Conference M.A. HUDSON Nov 1895-1896 J.W. Fort Nov 1896-1897 J.M. BAKER Nov 1897-1899 J.H. WATTS Nov 1899-1901 PURVES METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH In 1901 or 1902, the old Bynum Methodist Church Building was moved to Purves and was located 100 yards east of the school building. The Church remained at this location until 1904, when the building was sold to the Primitive Baptist folks. They moved it 150 yards north, where it remained and served them for more than twenty years. J.C. CARTER Nov 1901-1903 J.W. BOWDEN Nov 1903-1904 On January 16, 1904, the Methodist folks purchased one and one-half acres out of the John Harmon Survey from J.C. Alexander and wife, N.J. The deed was made to W.T. Hancock and John Currier, trustees of Purves Methodist Church. Here a large modern building with steeple and bell was erected. F.M. NEIL Nov 1904-1905 J.J. CANAFAX Nov 1905-1908 R.R. HUBERT 1908-1911 In 1911 an additional lot was bought from G.S. and T.C. Winn, just west of the church building. L.G. Baldwin and W.T. Hancock were trustees at this time. R.H. BOYD Nov 1911-1915 G.W. SMITH Nov 1915-1916 MR. CHILDRESS Nov 1916-1917 MR. STORY Nov 1917-1918 J.D. SMOOT Nov 1918-1920 MR. VAUGHN 1920-1921 MR. HARROLD 1921-1922 MR. CONNELL 1922-1923 A.C. LACKEY 1923-1924 MR. RENFRO 1924-1925 J.H. GARDNER 1925-1926 M. BOILES 1926-1929 PAGE 1
In 1931, the original building was demolished by a cyclone and was rebuilt immediately. PURVES METHODIST CHURCH The records are missing from 1929 to 1935. WALLACE JACK SHELTON 1935-1938 Records missing from 1938 to 1956 WESLEY JONES 1956-1958 FERRELL LITTLE 1958-1960 LLOYD SANDERS 1960-1961
LAUREL STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LLOYD SANDERS 1961-1963 HUBERT CRAIN 1963-1965 DEAN BRADLEY 1965-1973 RAY ELLIOT 1973-1974 DENZIL WRIGHT 1974-1976 A.J. WORMWOOD 1976-1980 J.W. HODGES 1980-1982 RICHARD HETZEL 1982-1986 RAWLYN RICHTER 1986-1988 NORMAN BRUNER 1988-1990 JAMES HAYNES 1990-1993 JERRY DAVIS 1993-1994 TERRY COLWELL 1994-1996 KEVIN ROCKETT 1996-1998 BOB BEEMAN 1998-200O VICTOR PENA 2000-2007 SHARON BELL 2007-2010 KENNETH LUNSFORD 2010-
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