1913 - Bethlehem Lutheran Church - Quihi, TX
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jhuoni
N 29° 23.634 W 099° 01.773
14R E 497132 N 3251628
Located 9 miles from the town of Hondo on FM 2676, Bethlehem Lutheran Church is a reminder of the German roots of this area.
Waymark Code: WM12K7E
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2020
Views: 1
A Texas Historical Marker near the entry to the property reads:
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
The Rev. Christian Oefinger, serving as pastor of the Castroville Lutheran Church, led in founding this congregation in March 1852. The first church building was dedicated in 1854, coincidental with a synod convention held in Castroville. Bethlehem Lutheran Church hosted synod meetings in 1869, 1875, and 1894. The present brick structure, dedicated in 1914, was built largely by parishioners. St. John's Lutheran Church of New Fountain, founded in the late 1850s by the Rev. A. Kitterer and served by Bethlehem's pastor, merged with this congregation in 1949. (1977)
Year of construction: 1913
Full inscription:
Deutsche Evang Luth
Bethlehem Kirche
1913
Rev. L. Hoefer Pastor
And. Schuehle
Herm. Balzen
Paul Oefinger
W.M. Saahoff
Vorst…
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