The Methodist Church in Boerne was founded 150 years ago in May 1875. This anniversary is being celebrated by the First United Methodist Church (FUMC) with special events throughout 2025.
Protestant religions were not legal in Texas under Mexican rule. Texas won its independence from Mexico in the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836 and the Methodist General Conference immediately established the Texas Mission to send missionaries to Texas.
The most efficient way to bring Methodism to the many scattered communities and settlements across the vast land mass of Texas was by ministers on horseback. These men rode from town to town on prescribed circuits hundreds of miles long.
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