Immanuel Lutheran Church

German immigrants began settling in the new railroad town of Taylor in the 1880s. Lutheran worship services were held as early as 1885, and the Rev. I. J. Glatzle and fourteen families formally organized this congregation in 1888. The Rev. Gus Szillat became the church's first resident pastor when a parsonage was built in 1892. A frame church building completed in 1894 was destroyed in a 1916 fire, but the congregation soon rebuilt. Worship services were conducted in the German language until the 1940s. The church remains a reflection of the town's ethnic heritage.

Immanuel Lutheran Church is a historical marker in Taylor, Williamson County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 241 historical markers documented in Williamson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 448 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.5523, -97.4525 near Taylor. The nearest cataloged historic site is Williamson County (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Doak Pavilion Site, Taylor Brethren Church, and Zidell House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5491009110. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.