El Paso's Vast History | Trinity First United Methodist Church
| Dates: | November 12, 2025 |
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| Meets: | W from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM |
| Location: | Various |
| Cost: | $0.00 |
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Two different Evangelical Methodist groups arrived in El Paso when the first two railroads were constructed through the town in 1881. One group came from "the Northern" Methodist tradition and one came from "the Southern" tradition after the Civil War. The First Methodist (South) congregation constructed a building at the corner of Montana Ave. and N. Lee St. It was built of hand-cut and dressed stone from a mountain quarry. It had the largest stained glass window in El Paso at that time. The Trinity Methodist (North) Church was constructed of mountain stone at 801 N. Mesa St., El Paso, TX 79902 at Yandell Ave. When the congregation outgrew the building, Henry Trost was commissioned to design a Spanish Renaissance-style building in 1939. It had improved acoustics for choral music and a large pipe organ. The two congregations merged in 1979 and continue to use the buildings at Mesa and Yandell. The old First Methodist building is now the Spanish Seventh Day Adventist Church. This tour is on 11/12.
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Ronald Leiman
Ronald Leiman is an active community member who has served, consulted and held positions in several organization in El Paso, including the Texas Retired Teachers Association as president and historian, the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame and the El Paso County Historcal Commission. He currently serves as the vice-president of the Board of Directors for the El Paso Railroad and Transportation Museum. He is recognized as an El Paso historian and ha been giving presentations and walking tours in the border region since 2009.Prince McKenzie
Prince McKenzie is a descendent of a pioneer family who built the first railroad across Texas. He retired as curator with the City of El Paso Department of Museums in 2001. He is the co-founder and executive director of the Railorad and Transportation Museum of El Paso. In 2018, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the El Paso Archaeological Society and has seved on the County Historical Commission for five years.
