Midfield Methodist Church

Duane's take

Here's how the official marker tells it, and here's how I'm gonna pass it along to you. Back in 1903, the methodists out in this part of Matagorda County were gathering at the Hawley Methodist Church. Among those faithful was a handful of Midfield residents, George Duffy, and W.K. and Alice Keller, folks who clearly had church in their bones.

Fast forward to 1907, and those three, along with others, signed on as charter members of a brand new methodist congregation right there in Midfield. Now, every congregation needs a place to meet, and this one got its start at the Keller Hotel. Not a bad place to begin a church, if you think about it.

With trustees Frederick Cornelius, W.K. McSparran, and George Mullins leading the way, the members got to work and built themselves a proper sanctuary and a parsonage over on Junetta Street. That's a community putting down roots.

But the years have a way of changing things. By 1970, the area's population had been declining, and the Midfield congregation felt that weight. They joined up with the Markham Methodist Church and worshiped there through 1981.

Now here's where the story takes a turn worth remembering. That same year, 1981, those Midfield faithful went and bought back their former church building, the very one their predecessors had raised up on Junetta Street, and they established the Midfield Community Church. They came back.

That old building had been waiting, and they came back for it.

What the marker says

In 1903, area methodists worshiped at the hawley methodist church. George duffy, and W.K. and Alice Keller were congregation members and Midfield residents. They became charter members of a methodist church in Midfield in 1907, and the new congregation first met at the Keller Hotel. Led by trustees Frederick Cornelius, W.K. McSparran and George Mullins, members built a sanctuary and parsonage at Junetta Street. In 1970, affected by the area’s population decline, the Midfield congregation joined the Markham Methodist Church, where they worshiped until 1981. That year, they bought their former Church building and established the Midfield Community Church. (2004)