First United Methodist Church Pittsburg

First United Methodist Church in Pittsburg, Texas was organized in 1857 by Rev. J.W. Harvey Hamill and the Pitts family, for whom the town was named.The original congregation worshipped in a log structure, then shared a 2-story frame building with the Masonic Lodge before erecting a larger frame sanctuary in 1888-89. The current brick and prairie style church was designed by James Edward Flanders and was built in 1903-1905 and dedicated on April 2, 1905.

The stunning stain glass windows created in St. Louis are original to the building as well as the Barckhoff pipe organ and the handcrafted church pews and choir chairs.

The church was recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark in 1976.

Note: The church is not open to tours and walkins. But you can admire the historic stained glass and architecture from the outside.