St. John Church

German settlers who came to Richland community in the 1860s worshiped originally in private homes. Nineteen charter members, under leadership of the Rev. G. Haehnelt, organized the St. John German Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1878. Church land was given for a schoolhouse where services were held until the first sanctuary was built in 1884. The second was erected in 1891 and replaced by the present building in 1925. Services were conducted in German until the 1930s. In 1960 the congregation became affiliated with the United Church of Christ. (1978)

St. John Church is a historical marker in Pflugerville, Travis County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 320 historical markers documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 591 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.4232, -97.5338 near Pflugerville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Evangelical St. John Lutheran Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include New Sweden Lutheran Church, Prairie Hill Cemetery, and New Sweden Evangelical Lutheran Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014433. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.