Episcopal Church of the Annunciation

Luling's first church building. The Rt. Rev. Robert W. B. Elliott (1840-87), first bishop, missionary district of western Texas, enroute to his see city, held his original service in the district in a Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway passenger car in Luling on Dec. 20, 1874, eight months after town's founding. Early in 1875, the Rev. Wallace Carnahan preached here. The rev. Nelson Ayres arrived as vicar in Feb. 1876 and began to build this chapel with his own hands, conducting first service in it on April 15, 1877. Church was remodeled in 1938 and 1965.

Episcopal Church of the Annunciation is a historical marker in Luling, Caldwell County, dedicated in 1974. It is one of 54 historical markers documented in Caldwell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 106 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.6788, -97.6518 near Luling. The nearest cataloged historic site is Francis-Ainsworth House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Presbyterian Church of Luling, Luling, and Central Texas Oil Patch Museum.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5055009767. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.