• Houston,  

  Harris County

Sloan Memorial United Methodist Church

• ECHO is off.

• Address

  712 Sydnor St.

• Directions

  SE corner Sydnor and Nance streets. Marker reported missing May 2008. Map dot approximate.

• Marker #

  10779

• Dedicated:

  1981

• Size, Type:

  27" x 42

• Code:

  churches; Methodist denomination; African American topics

• Latitude

  In 1881, church trustees Wash Breed, Robert Swiley, and Dick Thomas purchased the property from J. E. Foster, a local realtor. Since the land was located on Sloan Street, later renamed Sydnor, the original congregational name was Sloan Street Methodist Episcopal Church.

• Longitude

  The first sanctuary and parsonage were destroyed by fire in 1912. During construction of a new chapel, worship services were held in a frame building at the corner of Meadow and Nance. Additional facilities were completed during a 1950 building program.