St. John Richland Church -- Cameron Rd, outside of Pflugerville TX
N 30° 25.391 W 097° 32.031
14R E 640810 N 3366591
St. John Richland Church, way out in the country near Pflugerville, affiliated with the United Church of Christ in 1960
Waymark Code: WMTK3R
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2016
Views: 2
St. John Richland Church was originally founded as St John Evangelical Lutheran Church by local German settlers in 1878. The current sanctuary was built in 1925. The Church left the Evangelical Lutheran movement and affiliated with the Church of Christ in 1960.
A historic marker stands on the front of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, originally affiliated with the German Evangelical Lutheran movement and after 1960, part of the United Church of Christ. The marker reads as follows:
"SAINT JOHN CHURCH
German settlers who came to Richland community in the 1860s worshiped originally in private homes. Nineteen charter members, under leadership of the Rev. G. Haehnelt, organized the St. John German Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1878. Church land was given for a schoolhouse where services were held until the first sanctuary was built in 1884. The second was erected in 1891 and replaced by the present building in 1925. Services were conducted in German until the 1930s. In 1960 the congregation became affiliated with the United Church of Christ. (1978)"
Reformed or Congregational Denomination: United Church of Christ
Status: Active House of Worship
Address: 17701 Cameron Road Pflugerville, tx
Date of Construction or Event Occurrence: 01/01/1925
Associated Website: Not listed
Architect: Not listed
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