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St. John Church

Pflugerville, Travis County

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)

Marker Details

Address 17701 Cameron Road
Location Description Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church
Marker # 14433
Dedicated 1978
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code Lutheran denomination; German immigrants/immigration; churches
Latitude, Longitude 30.423233, -97.533844

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