Webb Chapel was the first Methodist church founded in Farmers Branch and in Dallas County. It was organized in the cabin of Isaac B. Webb on May 5, 1845. The sermon was preached by Sam Shook, a Methodist circuit rider.

In 1846 a log cabin church, eighteen feet square with a wooden floor, was built on Webb Chapel Road between Selma and Veronica. In 1903 the congregation built a "Little White Church" on Valley View in the center of downtown Farmers branch.  In 1955 the present sanctuary was built, using some of the original timbers from the "Little White Church". Located at 2536 Valley View, the huge trees in the Courtyard of Webb Chapel United Methodist Church are said to be over one hundred years old. This church has a rich history having observed their 150th anniversary in 1995.
Ogle, Georga Myers, Elm Fork Settlements; Farmers Branch and Carrollton.  Quanah: Nortex Press, 1977

 

Webb Chapel UMC

Information:

• Historical Marker
• Webb Chapel Methodist Was founded in Log Cabin
• Link to: Webb Chapel UMC History

Links:

• Link to: Webb Chapel Methodist Church History
• Link to: Webb Chapel United Methodist Church Website - Church History