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Clarendon Methodist Church

First Methodist Church

​420 S Jefferson Street
Clarendon, Texas 79226

806-874-3667
 

saintsroost@gmail.com

Sunday School @ 9:45am 

Sunday Worship @ 11:00am

Bible Study - Wed @ 5:30pm

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Connect, Worship and Grow

Join us for a transformative experience filled with faith, love, and community at fmcclarendon. We are here to nurture your soul and strengthen relationships.

Sunday School

Join us on Sunday mornings at 9:45am in our Fellowship Hall for a time of teaching, discussion, and community building together.  Sunday School is open to all ages.  

Sunday Worship

Sunday Morning Worship meets in our main Sanctuary at 11:00am.  We invite you to join us for fellowship, music, and prayer.  Each week includes a message of hope and guidance as we worship together.

Bible Study

Join us on Wednesday evenings at 5:30pm in our Fellowship Hall for a time of study and discussion as we walk through the New Testament together.  

Mission

Our Purpose

At First Methodist Clarendon, our purpose is to help each person grow closer to Christ through worship, study, and service as a community of faith.  We strive to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout our city and to the world.

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420 S Jefferson Street

Clarendon, Texas 79226

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806-874-3667

saintsroost@gmail.com

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When the Rev. Lewis H. Carhart, a Methodist minister, founded Clarendon, he envisioned it as a religious and educational center. The town was established in 1878 near the junction of Carroll Creek and the Salt Fork of the Red River, six miles north of its present location. Local cowboys nicknamed the settlement "Saint's Roost" because it had no saloons. The first building erected was a combination church and school. Until the turn-of-the-century, there was a Northern Methodist Church in the community.

When the railroad arrived in 1887, Clarendon moved to its present site. The Rev. James T. Hosmer, a circuit rider, conducted Methodist services in private homes. In 1888 the Rev. Isaac L. Mills and 15 charter members organized the Methodist Episcopal Church South. In 1890 the fellowship erected a frame church building on the southeast corner of Kearney and 4th Street. Membership increased significantly after the founding in 1898 of Clarendon Methodist College, forerunner of Clarendon Junior College.

To accommodate the growing congregation, this large classical revival structure was built in 1910, during the pastorate of the Rev. O. P. Kiker. The original roof was replaced in 1950.

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