United Methodist Church of Wortham
Congregation organized in 1867 by the Rev. J. Hill Bounds, an immigrant from Mississippi who brought his family to Texas by ox-wagon in 1865. At first this church, as well as others in Wortham, shared a two-story building with the local Masonic Lodge. T. A. Bounds (son of J. Hill Bounds) donated this present, centrally located site. Bishop Kenneth Copeland (born 1912) of the Texas Conference joined this church as a boy, and at 17 held a revival here. A 1930s revival leader was Bishop John C. Broomfield. Present edifice was built 1925.
31.7880° N, 96.4642° W
Where to Find It
Main St. at SH 14
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi W The Rev. G. W. Bounds Wortham
- <0.1 mi S City of Wortham Wortham
- <0.1 mi S The Wortham Oil Boom Wortham
- 0.1 mi SW Wortham Schools Wortham
- 0.1 mi E Old Judge Allegre House Wortham
- 0.7 mi N Blind Lemon Jefferson Wortham