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A SPIRITUAL
Tapestry
EMBARK ON A FAITH-BASED
TOUR OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS
PORT ARTHUR
BEAUMONT
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
BUU MON BUDDHIST TEMPLE
FIRST UNITED METHODIST
The Buu Mon Buddhist Temple
stuns with a 4-tiered pagoda
& serene gardens. Explore koi
ponds, bamboo, & fruit trees, or
attend their June Garden Festival
(tours by appointment).
Founded by a traveling preacher
in 1852, this church has a rich
history in Beaumont.
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
Founded in 1927 to serve
Mexican-Americans, Our Lady
of Guadalupe Parish welcomes
all today. The current church
was built in 1976 and features
a stunning shrine dedicated in
2000.
QUEEN OF PEACE SHRINE
AND GARDENS
Port Arthur’s Queen of Peace
Shrine offers a tranquil garden &
a statue of Mary, three times life
size, built by grateful Vietnamese
refugees built by grateful
Vietnamese refugees.
ORANGE
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
First Presbyterian Church
(Lutcher Memorial) in Orange.
Built 1912, it features the only
opalescent glass dome in the US.
(Free tours by appointment)
ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF TRIPLEX
The Islamic Society of Triplex
offers a welcoming place for
prayer and community for
Southeast Texas.
SAINT MARK’S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
in Beaumont dates back to
1877, starting as a mission and
completed in 1942.
TYRRELL HISTORICAL LIBRARY
TEMPLE EMANUEL
Founded in 1895, Temple
Emanuel features stunning
stained glass windows.
TYRRELL HISTORICAL LIBRARY
(Originally First Baptist Church)
Built in 1903, Tyrrell Library was
donated to the city, now used as
the main genealogical library in
Southeast Texas.
ST. ANTHONY CATHEDRAL
BASILICA
Founded in 1903, the church
was elevated to an honored title
of cathedral basilica by Pope
Benedict XVI in 2006.
ST. ANTHONY
CATHEDRAL BASILICA
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