Melissa Tate Shares Story of Saving Smirl Chapel

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Melissa Tate Shares Story of Saving Smirl Chapel

*This story written by Melissa Tate of Rockwall was first reported by LoveWhatMatters.com and reprinted here with their permission. See their original story:  https://www.lovewhatmatters.com/i-remember-how-dark-and-frigid-the-inside-was-it-was-completely-empty-not-one-piece-of-furniture-nothing-i-wandered-into-a-room-off-to-the-side-i-walked-towards-it-and-instantly-got-chills/ (ROCKWALL, TX — January 31, 2019) “Not many can say the words I am about to say – my dad was the coolest person I’ve ever known. When all of my other […]

Preservation Through Relocation: Local family looks to restore historic Smirl Chapel

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Preservation Through Relocation: Local family looks to restore historic Smirl Chapel

(ROCKWALL, TX — August 2, 2018) One of Rockwall’s longtime families is on a mission to save one of the oldest buildings in the area – the Smirl Chapel belonging to the First Baptist Church of Heath. Evan and Melissa Tate, who run the Summerfield at Tate Farms events venue in Rockwall, will look to […]