Bethlehem Lutheran Church (1977)

The Rev. Christian Oefinger, serving as pastor of the Castroville Lutheran Church, led in founding this congregation in March 1852. The first church building was dedicated in 1854, coincidental with a synod convention held in Castroville. Bethlehem Lutheran Church hosted synod meetings in 1869, 1875, and 1894. The present brick structure, dedicated in 1914, was built largely by parishioners. St. John's Lutheran Church of New Fountain, founded in the late 1850s by the Rev. A. Kitterer and served by Bethlehem's pastors, merged with this congregation in 1949. (1977)

Bethlehem Lutheran Church is a historical marker in Hondo, Medina County, dedicated in 1977. It is one of 56 historical markers documented in Medina County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 112 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.3938, -99.0295 near Hondo. The nearest cataloged historic site is General Woll's Road (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Quihi, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, and Breiten Family Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507000397. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.