St. John Lutheran Church
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N 30° 48.561 W 097° 25.271
14R E 651031 N 3409538
This pole-mounted subject marker stands facing SH 95 in front of the church, quite visible from the highway.
Waymark Code: WMM6XH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2014
Views: 10
Marker erected by Texas Historical Commission.
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry: Saint John Lutheran Church
Address: 30650 State Highway 95
City: Bartlett
County: Bell
Subject Codes: Lutheran denomination; churches; German immigrants/immigration
Year Marker Erected: 1983
Designations: na
Marker Location: From Bartlett, take FM 95, about 1 mile north.
Marker Size: 27" x 42"
Marker Number: 5038
Marker Text:
The first Lutheran worship services in this area were held at the home of early German settler J.E. Pietzsch, who had moved from Austin County. In 1880 a small school and church building was erected on land donated by John Bartlett, for whom the nearby town of Bartlett was named.
St. John Lutheran Church was formally organized on December 16, 1883. A year later the Rev. Immanuel Glatzle arrived to become the first resident pastor. By 1896 the congregation had acquired more land and erected a small white frame sanctuary. All written records were destroyed in a 1922 fire which burned the parsonage and two outbuildings. Larger facilities were needed by 1931, so a new church structure was built that year. Dedication services were held January 10, 1932. On August 12, 1951, the congregation dedicated its new pipe organ, which at the time was the largest in any Texas Lutheran church.
From its beginning St. John Lutheran Church has served the spiritual and educational needs of the surrounding communities. Although the last German service was conducted in 1942, the church continues to reflect the ideals and traditions of its founders. (1983)
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