Early settler and Confederate veteran Thomas Manning (1826-1898) deeded an acre here for a Methodist church in 1870. The measurements designated "a rock about 20 varas [55 feet] northwest of where the church stands" as the beginning of the metes and bounds, placing the church in the middle of this lot. The Brownsboro church was with Center Point from its early days until after 1900. The Methodist Conference served the area with circuit riders. For example, in 1886 Brother J.M. Shufford preached on the first Sunday of the month at Kerrville, the second Sunday at Center Point, the third Sunday at Brownsboro, and the fourth Sunday at Turtle Creek. Paul and Ida Ingenhuett drove their buckboard from Comfort. They took chairs because the church was small (13 ft. x 13 ft.). Others rode horses from Center Point and sat outside on benches. The church was still in use for the funeral of Thomas Manning. The Guadalupe flood of 1900 severely damaged it. Center Point church records indicate its sale for $60. Paul Ingenhuett obtained the building and moved it to his home. His descendant, Roy Perkins, restored it as an Episcopal chapel in 1997.