Send an e-Vite to a friend Listen to a sermon online Search the Bible in 15 versions Submit a prayer requestOur History - First United Methodist Church, Chandler, Texas
When the railroad was being built through the northeast corner of Henderson County, in the
1880's, Mr. A.H. Chandler gave land for the Methodist Church.
The first sanctuary opened in 1889 and welcomed charter members: B.C. Hall, Sr., Mank Ellis,
Mant Ellis, J.B. Fitzgerald, and Dr. J.F Baugh. In those early years Laura Fitzgerald Mahynard
traveled the community by horse and buggy collecting funds to furnish the church.
As the community grew, so did the church and a larger building was needed. In 1953 a new
sanctuary was constructed and in 1976 new wings were added for Sunday School rooms
and a Fellowship Hall.
In 1979 the sanctuary was enlarged and a new wing with six classrooms was added. In 1993
a new youth wing was added.
In 2005 the church moved into its new sanctuary.
