Church History

First Presbyterian Church in Yorktown, Texas, formally began in 1896 and met on the lower floor of the Masonic Lodge. FPC’s first building was a small frame structure located on Third Street erected in 1897. At it’s present location on Church Street, the church was built by H.R. Gohlke on land donated by Mr. and Mrs. John Alford of Topeka, KS. The first service held in the new building, was held on September 13, 1925. The Alford family also donated a pulpit, pews and bell. In 1935, J.G. Kerlick constructed a bell tower in memory of J.G. Kerlick, Jr. The stained glass windows were added in 1953. The educational building was constructed in 1957.

Yorktown Historical Society and Nordheim Historical Museum Association (Feb. 28, 2011) “Images of America Yorktown and Nordheim”