Sunday, December 22, 2019

In the News ... "Houses of Faith: Presbyterian 'Rock Church' had brief, precarious life in early San Angelo"

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• In 1882, religious congregations began to think of building houses of worship

By Matthew McDaniel, Reporter
• San Angelo Standard Times


SAN ANGELO, TEXAS - When researching the history of churches in San Angelo, several mentions surface of a stone Presbyterian church built in 1884 that was, for some years, important in the religious life of the town. For a variety of reasons, the congregation went different directions, and the church was sold and pulled down sometime after 1905.

A local account by Susan Miles (right) published by the Standard-Times in 1954, contained just about everything that can be known about this early House of Worship.

Below is her report ...

• Read the rest of this SAST report

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