4 /5 Bruce K.: I stopped here because my eye caught the historical marker in front of this cute smaller church. On a Monday morning, there were no services going on and the facility was secured.
The marker reads, "This small rural church was organized in 1868 by John A. Fuller with about twelve members. Early worship services were held at the Methodist church building and in local schoolhouse. Joseph Givens, for whom the surrounding community was named, donated the land at this site for church use, and the first permanent sanctuary consisting of one large room, was constructed in 1870. Summer revivals were held outdoors under a brush arbor. For nearly one hundred years, baptisms were held in local ponds and cotton gin pools."
This is marker number 8221 and it was erected in 1985 by the Texas Historical Commission. There is room here to park to read the sign and to attend services at the church.
