Details for Salem Lutheran Church
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5477008391
Data
| Marker Number | 8391 |
| Atlas Number | 5477008391 |
| Marker Title | Salem Lutheran Church |
| Index Entry | Salem Lutheran Church |
| Address | |
| City | Brenham |
| County | Washington |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 749166 |
| UTM Northing | 3335121 |
| Subject Codes | Lutheran denomination; churches; German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year | 1981 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | From Brenham, take FM 389 0.7 mi. W (from US 290) to FM 332, go S on 332 about 1.1 mi. to FM 3456, go SE on 3456 about 1.2 mi. to church. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | This church was organized in the Salem community on Nov. 22, 1856, by The Rev. Johann G. Ebinger and 17 charter members. Worship services were first held in a log cabin on land deeded by Wilhelm Bohne (.3 mi. SW). In 1913 the church moved to the present site. The second oldest German Lutheran congregation in Washington County, Salem Lutheran Church has led in the development of the area. Programs have included sponsorship of a cemetery (1869), a school (1886), Sunday School (1897), Women's Auxiliary (1897), Luther League (1900), and Junior Lutherans (1947). |