About Saint Martin Catholic Church in Round Top, Texas:
Billed as “The World’s Smallest Church” (Apparently not everything is “bigger in Texas”) this small white church holds about 30 people. Of course, that’s about a third of the town’s population (as of 2010).
The story of St. Martin’s Catholic Church begins in the late 19th century–but that’s not when the tiny church we see today was built.
In the late 1800s, about 65 Catholic families are estimated to have lived in the area, and a much larger St. Martin’s Catholic Church was built to accommodate them in 1888. By 1915,increased urbanization in Texas resulted in many small towns losing population and along with that came smaller church attendance. The original St. Martin’s was demolished to build a school in nearby Fayetteville, and the current church was built with leftover lumber from the project. Today’s St. Martin’s Catholic Church is located in the same place as the original.
Visitors can leave handwritten intentions in a book on the altar during their visit, and a mass for them is held once a month.
Finding St. Martin Catholic Church in Round Top, Texas:
Round Top is an interesting little town, about 75 miles east of Austin.
Physical Address: 3490 State Hwy 237, Round Top (one mile east of Warrenton)
Mailing Address: PO Box 57, Fayetteville, TX 78940
Click here for the official website of St. Martin Catholic Church in Round Top.
