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{{Adoption TXGenWeb}}Before 1900 the largest religious groups in [[Texas Genealogy|Texas]] were the Baptist, Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterians, and Roman Catholics.<ref>William Chamberlin Hunt and United States Bureau of the Census, ''Religious Bodies: 1906'' (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1910), Vol. 1:355-364. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Z6ZdiZWeStAC Google Books].</ref> <br><br> The [[Family History Library|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. | {{Adoption TXGenWeb}}Before 1900 the largest religious groups in [[Texas Genealogy|Texas]] were the Baptist, Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterians, and Roman Catholics.<ref>William Chamberlin Hunt and United States Bureau of the Census, ''Religious Bodies: 1906'' (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1910), Vol. 1:355-364. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Z6ZdiZWeStAC Google Books].</ref> <br><br> The [[Family History Library|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. | Many denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located. <br> | ||
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=== Baptist === | === Baptist === | ||
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=== Methodist === | === Methodist === | ||
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[[Image:Texas church records.png|thumb|right|500px | [[Image:Texas church records.png|thumb|right|500px]] [http://www.smu.edu/bridwell/Collections/SpecialCollectionsandArchives/CenterforMethodistStudies.aspx Center for Methodist Studies ]<br>United Methodist Historical Collection <br>Bridwell Library <br>Southern Methodist University <br>6005 Bishop Boulevard <br>P.O. Box 750476 <br>Dallas, TX 75275 | ||
For a history of the Methodist Church, see: | For a history of the Methodist Church, see: | ||
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*Fitzmorris, Mary Angela. ''Four Decades of Catholicism in Texas 1820-1860. ''Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America, 1926. {{FHL|187263|item|disp=FHL book 976.4 A1 no. 21}} and {{FHL|187263|item|disp=FHL film 924684 item 3}} | *Fitzmorris, Mary Angela. ''Four Decades of Catholicism in Texas 1820-1860. ''Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America, 1926. {{FHL|187263|item|disp=FHL book 976.4 A1 no. 21}} and {{FHL|187263|item|disp=FHL film 924684 item 3}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Texas|Church]] [[Category:U_S_States_Church_records]] | [[Category:Texas|Church]] [[Category:U_S_States_Church_records]] | ||