Immanuel Baptist Church -- Kyle TX
N 29° 56.528 W 097° 49.638
14R E 613173 N 3312951
Immanuel Baptist Church, serving the faithful of this Central Texas community since 1866
Waymark Code: WMXPGC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/08/2018
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Immanuel Baptist Church was founded in 1886 by the German settlers who had immigrated and settled in this fertile area. In 2018 it has a newer (1970s) sanctuary, and is still going strong.
The historical marker at the entrance to the sanctuary reads as follows:
"IMMANUEL BAPRIST CHURCH
Christian Siebenhausen and Karl Wiegand migrated to Kyle from Germany in 1883. Other German families soon joined them. In 1886, sixteen of these settlers met at the George Wiegand home to form the first German Baptist Church of Kyle. Services were originally held in homes and Sunday School at the community schoolhouse. A church building and parsonage were erected in 1893 on land acquired from Frank Marstellar. Fire destroyed the first church in 1940. The present rock structure was dedicated in 1941, when the fellowship became Immanuel Baptist Church. (1977)"
From the church website: (
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"ABOUT US
Immanuel Baptist Church
Immanuel Baptist Church began in 1886 as a German Baptist Church of farmers and merchants who immigrated to Texas. It is on their solid foundation of faith that we continue sharing God's amazing love to the community around us and to the world through missions.
We believe our God and his Good News for humanity has never changed, but we also know our culture has. We seek to be relevant but not trivial, speaking the truth in love.
We are WELCOMING to all, believing our God to be the only one who can truly TRANSFORM us into the people and for the purpose for which he made us.
Have you considered becoming a follower of Jesus Christ?"