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Template:Adoption TXGenWebBefore 1900 the largest religious groups in Texas were the Baptist, Methodist Episcopal, Roman Catholic, and Christian (Disciples of Christ).[citation needed]

The Family History Library has some church records for Texas. For example, the library has microfilm copies of original documents from the Catholic archives in El Paso, Galveston, and San Antonio. The records from the San Antonio archdiocese include 100 microfilms for the city of San Antonio for the years 1703 to 1957.

Many denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located.

Baptist[edit | edit source]

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
A. Webb Roberts Library
2001 West Seminary Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76122
Telephone: 817-923-1921 (x3330)
Fax: 817-921-8754
Internet: http://www.swbts.edu/libraries/

Baylor University
Moody Memorial Library
Box 6307
Waco, TX 76703
Telephone: 254-710-2111
Fax: 254-710-3116
Internet: http://www3.baylor.edu/Library/LibDepts/MMLandJones/MMLandJones.html

For a history of the Baptists in Texas, see:

Carroll, James M. A History of Texas Baptists. 2 vols. Dallas, Texas: Baptist Standard Publishing Co., 1923. FHL Collection film 1000597 item 1; digital version Vol. II: St. Paul's Seminary.com

Disciples of Christ[edit | edit source]

Brite Divinity School Collection
Mary Couts Burnett Library
Texas Christian University
2913 West Lowden
Fort Worth, TX 76129
Telephone: 817-921-7117
Fax: 817-921-7447
Internet: http://lib.tcu.edu/www/default.asp

Methodist[edit | edit source]

Center for Methodist Studies
United Methodist Historical Collection
Bridwell Library
Southern Methodist University
6005 Bishop Boulevard
P.O. Box 750476
Dallas, TX 75275
Internet: http://www.smu.edu/bridwell/methodiststudies/methodiststudies.htm

For a history of the Methodist Church, see:

Phelan, Macum. History of Early Methodism in Texas, 1817-1866. Nashville, Tenn.: Cokesbury Press, 1924. FHL Collection film 599530 item 1; digital version at Internet Archive

Roman Catholic[edit | edit source]

Diocese of Amarillo
P.O. Box 5644
Amarillo, TX 79117
Phone: (806) 383-2243

The diocese includes the counties of: Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher and Wheeler

Diocese of Austin
6225 Highway 290 East
Austin, TX 78723-1025
Phone: (512) 949-2400

The diocese includes the counties of: Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Coryell, Falls, Fayette, Hamilton, Hays, Lampasas, Lee, Limestone, Llano, Mason, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Robertson, San Saba, Travis, Washington and Williamson

Diocese of Beaumont
P.O. Box 3948
Beaumont, TX 77704-3948
Phone: (409) 924-4300

The diocese includes the counties of: Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk and Tyler

Diocese of Brownsville
1910 University Blvd.
Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone: (956) 550-1517

The diocese includes the counties of: Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy

Diocese of Corpus Christi
620 Lipan
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Phone: (361) 693-6726

The diocese includes the counties of: Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio and San Patricio

Diocese of Dallas
3725 Blackburn St.
Dallas, TX 75219
Phone: (214) 528-2240

The diocese includes the counties of: Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro and Rockwell

Diocese of El Paso
499 St. Matthews St.
El Paso, TX 79907
Phone: (915) 872-8400

The diocese includes the counties of: Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward and Winkler

Diocese of Ft. Worth
800 West Loop 820 South
Fort Worth, TX 76108
Phone: (817) 560-330

The diocese includes the counties of: Archer, Baylor, Bosque, Clay, Comanche, Cooke, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Foard, Hardeman, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Knox, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger and Wise

Diocese of Larado
1901 Corpus Christi Street
Laredo, TX 78043
Phone: (956) 727-2140

The diocese includes the counties of: Dimmit, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Maverick, Webb, Zapata and Zavala

Diocese of Lubbock
4620 Fourth Street
Lubbock, TX 79499-8700
Phone: (806) 792-3943

The diocese includes the counties of: Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Haskell, Hockley, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Scurry, Stonewall, Terry and Yoakum

Diocese of San Angelo
804 Ford Street
San Angelo, TX 76905
Phone: (325) 651-7500

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1829
San Angelo, TX 76902-1829

The diocese includes the counties of: Andrews, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crane, Crockett, Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Kimble, Martin, McCulloch, Menard, Midland, Mitchell, Nolan, Pecos, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Taylor, Terrell, Tom Green and Upton

Archdiocese of San Antonio
2718 W. Woodlawn
San Antonio, TX 78228
Phone: (210) 734-2620

The Archdiocese includes the counties of: Atascoosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, McMullen, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde and Wilson

Diocese of Tyler
1015 ESE Loop 323
Tyler, TX 75701-9663
Phone: (903) 534-1077

The diocese includes the counties of: Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Delta, Franklin, Freestone, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Lamar, Leon, Madison, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rains, Red River, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Trinity, Upshur, Van Zandt and Wood

Diocese of Victoria
P.O. Box 4070
1505 E. Mesquite Lane
Victoria, TX 77901
Phone: (361) 573-0828

The diocese includes the counties of: Calhoun, Colorado, De Witt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Victoria, Wharton and Fayette

Catholic Archives of Texas
1600 North Congress
Capitol Station P.O. Box 13327
Austin, TX 78711-3327
Telephone: 512-476-4888
Fax: 512-469-9537
Internet: http://www.onr.com/user/cat/

For a history of the Catholic Church, see:

Fitzmorris, Mary Angela. Four Decades of Catholicism in Texas 1820-1860. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America, 1926. FHL Collection book 976.4 A1 no. 21; film 924684 item 3

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 The diocese includes the counties of: [[Brewster County, Texas|Brewster]], [[Culberson County, Texas|Culberson]], [[El Paso County, Texas|El Paso]], [[Hudspeth County, Texas|Hudspeth]], [[Jeff Davis County, Texas|Jeff Davis]], [[Loving County, Texas|Loving]], [[Presidio County, Texas|Presidio]], [[Reeves County, Texas|Reeves]], [[Ward County, Texas|Ward]] and [[Winkler County, Texas|Winkler]]
-Diocese of Ft. Worth<br>800 West Loop 820 South<br>Fort Worth, TX 76108<br>Phone: (817) 560-330
+[http://www.fwdioc.org/Pages/default.aspx Diocese of Ft. Worth]<br>800 West Loop 820 South<br>Fort Worth, TX 76108<br>Phone: (817) 560-330
 The diocese includes the counties of: [[Archer County, Texas|Archer]], [[Baylor County, Texas|Baylor]], [[Bosque County, Texas|Bosque]], [[Clay County, Texas|Clay]], [[Comanche County, Texas|Comanche]], [[Cooke County, Texas|Cooke]], [[Denton County, Texas|Denton]], [[Eastland County, Texas|Eastland]], [[Erath County, Texas|Erath]], [[Foard County, Texas|Foard]], [[Hardeman County, Texas|Hardeman]], [[Hill County, Texas|Hill]], [[Hood County, Texas|Hood]], [[Jack County, Texas|Jack]], [[Johnson County, Texas|Johnson]], [[Knox County, Texas|Knox]], [[Montague County, Texas|Montague]], [[Palo Pinto County, Texas|Palo Pinto]], [[Parker County, Texas|Parker]], [[Shackelford County, Texas|Shackelford]], [[Somervell County, Texas|Somervell]], [[Stephens County, Texas|Stephens]], [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant]], [[Throckmorton County, Texas|Throckmorton]], [[Wichita County, Texas|Wichita]], [[Wilbarger County, Texas|Wilbarger]] and [[Wise County, Texas|Wise]]
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 The diocese includes the counties of: [[Andrews County, Texas|Andrews]], [[Brown County, Texas|Brown]], [[Callahan County, Texas|Callahan]], [[Coke County, Texas|Coke]], [[Coleman County, Texas|Coleman]], [[Concho County, Texas|Concho]], [[Crane County, Texas|Crane]], [[Crockett County, Texas|Crockett]], [[Ector County, Texas|Ector]], [[Glasscock County, Texas|Glasscock]], [[Howard County, Texas|Howard]], [[Irion County, Texas|Irion]], [[Kimble County, Texas|Kimble]], [[Martin County, Texas|Martin]], [[McCulloch County, Texas|McCulloch]], [[Menard County, Texas|Menard]], [[Midland County, Texas|Midland]], [[Mitchell County, Texas|Mitchell]], [[Nolan County, Texas|Nolan]], [[Pecos County, Texas|Pecos]], [[Reagan County, Texas|Reagan]], [[Runnels County, Texas|Runnels]], [[Schleicher County, Texas|Schleicher]], [[Sterling County, Texas|Sterling]], [[Sutton County, Texas|Sutton]], [[Taylor County, Texas|Taylor]], [[Terrell County, Texas|Terrell]], [[Tom Green County, Texas|Tom Green]] and [[Upton County, Texas|Upton]]
+Archdiocese of San Antonio<br>2718 W. Woodlawn<br>San Antonio, TX 78228<br>Phone: (210) 734-2620
+The Archdiocese includes the counties of: [[Atascoosa County, Texas|Atascoosa]], [[Bandera County, Texas|Bandera]], [[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar]], [[Comal County, Texas|Comal]], [[Edwards County, Texas|Edwards]], [[Frio County, Texas|Frio]], [[Gillespie County, Texas|Gillespie]], [[Gonzales County, Texas|Gonzales]], [[Guadalupe County, Texas|Guadalupe]], [[Karnes County, Texas|Karnes]], [[Kendall County, Texas|Kendall]], [[Kerr County, Texas|Kerr]], [[Kinney County, Texas|Kinney]], [[McMullen County, Texas|McMullen]], [[Medina County, Texas|Medina]], [[Real County, Texas|Real]], [[Uvalde County, Texas|Uvalde]], [[Val Verde County, Texas|Val Verde]] and [[Wilson County, Texas|Wilson]]
 [http://www.dioceseoftyler.org/index.php Diocese of Tyler]<br>1015 ESE Loop 323<br>Tyler, TX 75701-9663<br>Phone: (903) 534-1077
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 The diocese includes the counties of: [[Anderson County, Texas|Anderson]], [[Angelina County, Texas|Angelina]], [[Bowie County, Texas|Bowie]], [[Camp County, Texas|Camp]], [[Cass County, Texas|Cass]], [[Cherokee County, Texas|Cherokee]], [[Delta County, Texas|Delta]], [[Franklin County, Texas|Franklin]], [[Freestone County, Texas|Freestone]], [[Gregg County, Texas|Gregg]], [[Harrison County, Texas|Harrison]], [[Henderson County, Texas|Henderson]], [[Hopkins County, Texas|Hopkins]], [[Houston County, Texas|Houston]], [[Lamar County, Texas|Lamar]], [[Leon County, Texas|Leon]], [[Madison County, Texas|Madison]], [[Marion County, Texas|Marion]], [[Morris County, Texas|Morris]], [[Nacogdoches County, Texas|Nacogdoches]], [[Panola County, Texas|Panola]], [[Rains County, Texas|Rains]], [[Red River County, Texas|Red River]], [[Rusk County, Texas|Rusk]], [[Sabine County, Texas|Sabine]], [[San Augustine County, Texas|San Augustine]], [[Shelby County, Texas|Shelby]], [[Smith County, Texas|Smith]], [[Titus County, Texas|Titus]], [[Trinity County, Texas|Trinity]], [[Upshur County, Texas|Upshur]], [[Van Zandt County, Texas|Van Zandt]] and [[Wood County, Texas|Wood]]
-Diocese of Victoria<br>P.O. Box 4070<br>1505 E. Mesquite Lane<br>Victoria, TX 77901<br>Phone: (361) 573-0828
+[http://www.victoriadiocese.org/index.htm Diocese of Victoria]<br>P.O. Box 4070<br>1505 E. Mesquite Lane<br>Victoria, TX 77901<br>Phone: (361) 573-0828
 The diocese includes the counties of: [[Calhoun County, Texas|Calhoun]], [[Colorado County, Texas|Colorado]], [[De Witt County, Texas|De Witt]], [[Goliad County, Texas|Goliad]], [[Jackson County, Texas|Jackson]], [[Lavaca County, Texas|Lavaca]], [[Matagorda County, Texas|Matagorda]], [[Victoria County, Texas|Victoria]], [[Wharton County, Texas|Wharton]] and [[Fayette County, Texas|Fayette]]