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Saint Paul Lutheran Church

Fort Worth, Tarrant County

Marker Text

In 1892 the Rev. Johann Christian Schulenburg (1840-1922), a Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod missionary, conducted services in German at the Knights of Honor Hall in downtown Fort Worth. In 1896 the Mission was chartered as the Evangelisch Lutherische St. Paulus Gemeinde, and a chapel was erected on Hemphill and Railroad (now Vickery) avenues. In 1919 the congregation erected a new church building on May Street. With continued growth of membership a larger facility became necessary, and the church relocated on the West Freeway in 1954.

Marker Details

Address 1800 West Freeway
Location Description 1800 West Freeway, Fort Worth
Marker # 4479
Dedicated 1982
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code Lutheran denomination; churches; German immigrants/immigration
Latitude, Longitude 32.741426, -97.345967

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