

GOD & TEXAS: Changing Names
Have you ever visited Oneida, Texas? Or maybe the Texas towns of Connally’s Store, Tile City, Fiddlers Ridge, Mercer’s Crossing, or Santa...


GOD & TEXAS: Betsy Ross of Texas
It was on the muddy banks of the Brazos River that Sarah gave birth to her first child. With the other refugees in the 1836 Runaway...


GOD & TEXAS: Leakey, Texas
John Leakey was known in pioneer Texas as a successful rancher and businessman. But among his many accolades, the Texas Historical Marker...


GOD & TEXAS: John Coffee Hays
“The struggle for Texan Independence, and the storming of Monterey attest to his bravery as a soldier, while his many deeds of charity...


GOD & TEXAS: Saving the Alamo
Some historians have called the Alamo the “Cradle of Texas liberty.” It was first established in East Texas and was later moved to San...


GOD & TEXAS: The Grave of Jesse Hord
From the stunning Gothic exterior to the stately 115-year-old sanctuary, the First United Methodist Church in downtown Houston is...


GOD & TEXAS: Marcelina Texas
The town is gone but the church is still there. Every Sunday morning the Marcelina Baptist Church still offers Sunday School and Worship....


GOD & TEXAS: Salvation Army
In the mid-1880’s, the streets of Calcutta, India, offered much intrigue for visiting sailors. While the food and shopping were...


GOD and TEXAS: Breadline Banker
He was known for his Christianity, hospitality, and charity to the poor and orphans. This is part of the inscription on the historical...


GOD & TEXAS: Panna Maria
In 1824, Leopold was born in Prussia, now Poland. His father supported the family of 10 children as an innkeeper and miller. They lived...












