St. Mark's Lutheran Church
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Marker No: 5058
Aluminum 27 x 42 Subject Marker
Geographic: 29.092474,-97.288948
Location: 400 North Esplanade, Cuero
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LMarker Text: The great gulf storm of 1875 in Indianola brought many Lutherans to Cuero, by 1880 German Lutherans were meeting for services conducted by pastors from nearby communities, the 886 destruction of Indianola brought more Lutherans, and St. Mark's was organized by German home mission board of the Lutheran general council on July 18, 1886, with 30 charter members.
Sunday school was organized Jan. 2, 1887, Ladies' Aid was formed in 1889 to raise funds for building the first church building, erected in 1889, installed a copper ship's bell previously used on the Lutheran church in Indianola. First parsonage was built 1905; present church, 1939, with old copper bell as prayer bell; second parsonage, 1953; fellowship hall 1959. The Luther League was organized 1902; brotherhood 1918; Women's Missionary Society, 1921, merging with Ladies' Aid, 1955, Dr. L.C. Kleinecke was Sunday school superintendent 1889-1949. Ten pastors served from 1886 to 1979: J. Butterman, Cornelius Ziesman, John Hurtzig, Reinhold Schubert, William Utesch, A.A. Hahn (two terms), Frank F. Eberhardt, John W. Kern, John A. Jacobs, H.A. Hanson, St. Mark's has been affiliated with Iowa Synod, United Lutheran Church in America; and with Lutheran Church in America. (1972) |