& check out our Wednesday night services…

Non-denomination Seadrift Community Church at 305 Broadway hold Sunday services at 10:30 a.m., with fellowship beginning at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday night Bible Study is at 6:00 p.m. for adults and children, PreK through 6th grade, enjoy meeting together then for B.L.A.S.T. (Believe, Learn and Serve). And, dinner for everyone is served!

Children are earning funds to attend Camp Zephyr this summer and have just completed a Walk-A-Thon on April 14th. Their next fund raiser will be a Car Wash and Bake Sale to be held at the church on Saturday, May 26.

The church is hoping to build up young peoples’ (7th through 12th grade) attendance and participation. For further information, please contact Audrey Bowman at 361-482-9621.

Surveying all the damage that Seadrift has suffered lately, perhaps you’ve wondered what you can do to help your community.

A group of men have decided to get together monthly to gather information and see how they can be of service to their community. They will be meeting on the first Saturday of each month at First United Methodist Church in Seadrift to discuss ideas and enjoy breakfast together.

Coffee will be served beginning at 8:30 a.m. and a free breakfast will be served at 9:00 a.m. The speaker that morning will be Seadrift Police Chief Bermea. All men are invited and encouraged to attend.

Port O’Connor Roundhouse

The old rail line that ran from Bloomington through Long Mott and Seadrift to Port O’Connor was originally a part of the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexican Railway(SLB&M). This particular branch to Port O’Connor was called the Port O’Connor, Rio Grande & Northern section.

The Port O’Connor, Rio Grande & Northern section was built in 1909-1910. There were depots in Long Mott, Seadrift and Port O’Connor. Port O’Connor also had a roundhouse. Originally there was leg off this track in Seadrift that ran down to the bay front and out over the water on a wharf, but the 1919 storm put an end to that waterfront section.

Originally the line provided passenger service as well as freight shipping. It served the fishing, shrimping and oystering industries as well as the agricultural industries including livestock, grain and cotton. Regular passenger service was discontinued after the 1919 storm, but freight service continued on for many years to come.

In 1911 the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexican Railway and all its branches, including the Port O’Connor, Rio Grande & Northern, all became a part of the Gulf Coast Lines. Then in 1925 it all became a part of the Missouri Pacific system, and remained that up until 1997, when it all became a part of the Union Pacific Railroad Co.

The section from Seadrift to Port O’Connor was discontinued in 1933, but the part from Bloomington to Seadrift continued to operate on up until as late as 1969-the year the section from Long Mott to Seadrift was abandoned.

In 1997, what was left of this line (from Bloomington to Long Mott) became a part of Union Pacific Railroad, and continues to serve industries along its route today(2016).

Seadrift Depot

After completing its goal of building and establishing a new library for the City of Seadrift, the organization of Friends of Seadrift Library has been officially dissolved as of February 28, 2018. Any monies remaining will be transferred to the Calhoun County Library system to be used exclusively and solely for the benefit of the Seadrift Branch Library. In the future, should anyone wish to make a monetary contribution for memorial or otherwise, please do so through the Calhoun County Library Director, to be designated for the sole benefit of the Seadrift Branch Library. Any questions may be directed to the Calhoun County Library Director.