Marker Inscription
Lutheran missionary work in the Wichita Falls area was begun in 1886. This congregation was organized September 2, 1894, by the Rev. Robert L. Mehlhorn, first resident missionary. Worship services were held in private homes or borrowed facilities until the first church building was constructed at this site in 1904, during the pastorate of the Reverend G. A. Obenhaus. St. Paul has operated a Christian day school since 1914. The congregation became self-sustaining in 1919. A larger brick church building replaced the original structure in 1927. (1981)
About this site
St. Paul Lutheran Church is a historical marker in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 75 historical markers documented in Wichita County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 94 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.9047, -98.4976 near Wichita Falls. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wichita Falls Junior College (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Kell House Museum, Kell, Frank, House, and Kell, Frank Home.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5485005070. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
