Download or read book First United Methodist Church, Waco, Texas, 1850-2000 written by First United Methodist Church (Waco, Texas) and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reverend Joseph Perkins Sneed established the First Church in 1850. He held services at the foot of Jackson Street on the banks of the Brazos River. "On Sunday, February 1, 1920, there was a Church Charge Conference, the principal business of which was discussing the possible name change of Fifith Street Methodist. There were a number of Methodist churches in Waco at the time, and many thought it appropriate to change the name to First Methodist Church, especially since it traced its lineage directly to the first Methodist congregation in Waco. The vote to change the name was by a big majority but was not unanimous. From the afternoon of February 1, 1920, the new name applied"--P. [7]. "Dallas, Texas, was the location in 1968 of the historic Uniting Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and The Methodist Church. It also marked the beginning of the implementation of total integration in the church. After the union of the two denominations, the name of First Methodist Church changed to First United Methoidst Church"-- P. [11].