Chapel (1905)
Must be 18+ to rent • Seats about 75 - 100 people
Available to rent for weddings or other special events!
Duration
- Full Day (15 Hours): Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Full day= 9 am to midnight, can be opened earlier by request
- Hourly Options: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
About
The white wooden chapel was built by a Free Methodist congregation and used at its original location into the 1950s. The quaint chapel is currently available as a rental facility for weddings or other special events.
This church, which stood on the corner of Townsend Street and South Fredonia (Highway 7) one block west of South Street, was established in 1905 according to the Deed Records of Nacogdoches County. Free Methodists were an independent lot who did not agree with all the Methodist doctrines or practices – particularly that of charging a fee for use of a pew. The church disbanded sometime after WWII as membership dwindled and gas rationing made travel prohibitive for the circuit preachers that serviced the congregation. This church did not have a steeple until it was moved to Millard’s Crossing because a bell was a luxury many small congregations could not afford.
This charming turn-of-the century chapel with seating for 75 to 100 people. The building is both heated and cooled, has a working antique pump organ, piano, and chapel bell. You decorate, candles are permitted.
The Chapel includes the following: (sizes and amount of furniture listed are approximate.)
- 17 pews which seat approx. 75 people comfortably
- Approximately 30 folding chairs for additional seating may be available on request.
- 1 Altar Table
- 2 Brass Candelabra which hold 5 candles each (use only dripless candles) 2 Wooden Lecterns
- 3 Bishops’ Chairs
- Chapel Runner Rug is 32' by 4' (optional)
- There are 10 chapel windows (each 6 1⁄2 ft by 2 1⁄2 ft)
- Sanctuary opening measures 8' 4" high by 12' 6" wide
- The pump organ, electric organ, and piano are available for your use. However, they are not to be moved. If the piano is not in tune, you may have it tuned (at your expense).
Please no food or drink in the Chapel.