Saint John Church
N 30° 25.393 W 097° 32.029
14R E 640813 N 3366595
The state historic marker in front of St. John Church, out the country, near Pflugerville, Texas
Waymark Code: WMTJX5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2016
Views: 1
This historic marker stands on the front of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, originally affiliated with the German Evangelical Lutheran movement, now part of the Church of Christ.
St. John Church is located at 17701 Cameron Rd. near Pflugerville.
Marker Number: 14433
Marker Text:
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)
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