| Marker Number |
10018 |
| Atlas Number |
5171010018 |
| Marker Title |
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Index Entry |
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Address |
|
| City |
Fredericksburg |
| County |
Gillespie |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
501491 |
| UTM Northing |
3372611 |
| Subject Codes |
Lutheran denomination; churches; German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1988 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
take US 87 NW 17 miles, then east on Cherry Spring Rd. 1.3 miles |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
German Lutherans in the community of Cherry Spring began meeting together for worship in the 1850s. Diedrich Rode (1828-1925), a licensed lay minister, provided space in his home for worship services and Sunday School. Christ Church congregation was officially organized in 1905. John and Mary Rode Wendel gave land for a church building in December 1905, and a rock sanctuary was completed in 1906. Services were conducted in the German language until 1922, when occasional English services were added. In the 1950s English became the principal language. |
