From Small Start St Mark's Grew Into One Largest Churches
A Baytown church story traces St Mark's rise from a home gathering in 1926 to a large urban congregation. Starting as First Methodist in Goose Creek Baytown, the group built a church on Louisiana Street with help from Humble Oil. By 1949 an educational building and 1956 sanctuary expanded the site now seen as St Mark's. Ministers include McPhail Berglund and others through the era as the membership grew beyond 60 by 1945.
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C. C. ‘Burgess
Sandiin
Minnesota
Little ‘Band
CGB
Manly
Jro
C. W. McPhail
Seabrook-Baytown
Et ‘Alpetsche
Redecape
J.B
R. LL Kilpatrick
C. H. Dawson
C.E. Rodecape
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Louisiana Street
Eeast Baytown
Rev. McPhail
Fife
the Sun of Co
St. Mark's
J. W. Berglund
A. L. Conner
B. O. Power
L. E. Wratten
W. B. Gardner
J. M. Gordon
F. C. Woodward
W. H. McCloskey
Charles Fay
Donald Goodwin
Bass Jones
Harry Helmes
Roger Armistead
iRev
Bert Condry
Rudy Face
St Marks Leader Bramlett Tops Texas Methodist Laymen
Sam C Bramlett of Baytown is the Texas Conference lay leader the top lay authority in the Methodist Church. He serves as area supervisor for Humble Oil and Refining Co and holds multiple church roles including Sunday school superintendent and lay leader. He has been a delegate to the Turisdictional Conference in 1964 and elected official delegate to 1968 General Conference. He chairs the Lee College Board of Regents and is active in civic and church groups with wife Mary Ellen Sutphin and daughter Sherry.
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St Mark's
Humble. Oil and: Refining. Co
Baytown
Aquit
Bramsett
Houston
Methodist Church
Bramlett
Lee College Board of Regents
Order of the Eastern Star
Lee’ College
Mary Ellen Sutphin
Sherry
Spring Branch
University of Texas At Austin
Alpha Delta Pi
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Choirs Strengthen St Mark’s Worship Tradition
St Mark’s Church music program features the Chancel Choir Youth and several children’s choirs serving three weekly services. The pipe organ and an antiphonal instrument bolster worship while a large music library and choir robes support the ensemble. Notable members include Betty Martin, Wallace Tate, Beverly McCall, Nelda Day, and others.
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Texas
Houston
Imusic
St Mark’s
Betty Martin
Arts. Wallace’ Tate
Beverly McCall
Nelda ‘Day
Sue Hester
Sateh Kirkham
Joe Satterfeld
Z_B. Warren
Ewell Clark
George Perkins Will Direct Youth Choir
George Perkins newly moved to Baytown from Beaumont will direct the church Youth Choir starting Sunday. Both he and wife Airs Perkins are local teachers. she directs the Junior Choir and he leads the Southern Belles at Robert E Lee High and Cedar Bayou Junior School Choir. They reside at 1305 Memorial Drive and attend Bayway Christian Church.
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George Perkins
Baytown
Beaumont
Perkins
Airs
Channelyiew
Southern
Robert, Elee High School
Cedar Bayou
Lamar States College
Beatmont
Bins
Bayway Christian Church
Memorial Drive
Harry Holmes
St Marks MYF Hosts Tennessee Youth Group Visit
St Mark's Methodist Church hosts 20 Tennessee senior high youths from Nashville for a week of exchange program activities. They toured NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center and Galveston Beach, stayed with local families, and funded the trip through church and community fundraisers.
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St. Mark’s Myf
Tennessee
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Waverly Place Methodist Church
Nashville
Tenn
Wip
George Bass
Ing
Baytown
NASA
Manned Spacecraft Center
Astrodome
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Esso Research and Engineering Co
San Jacinto Bateground
Galveston
Bass
Mena
Ark
Quincey
Fla
Arlington
Bess
Junior Choir Forming At St Mark's Church Sunday
At St Mark's Methodist Church a junior choir will be formed this Sunday at 5:45 p.m. Mrs George Perkins, a music major, will direct the group. Rev Harry Holmes notes the church has lacked a junior choir since last spring and urges third to fifth graders' parents to bring children to the Junior Department for the first meeting.
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St. Mark’s Methodist Church
George Perkins
Perkins
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John D. Malone
Bob Steel
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George Spry
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Petie
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Melanie Bains
S. J. Seoty
W. R. Powell
Becky Smith
Lynnn Campbell
Jean Ferrer
Robert Post
Joann Sanders
Nancy Scott
Pecky Smith
Lynn Campbell
Bob Post
Tom Hebel
Janette Mosley
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Enco Products
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Baytown Hardware Co
Methodist
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