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Marker No: 8330

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 30.166817, -96.447983

Location: From Brenham, take US 290 west about 3 1/2 miles to Berlin Road, go south about 3/10 mile to church on west side of road.

Marker Text: ​Spiritual center of the Berlin community, which was settled by Germans in 1847. On a missionary visit, Dec. 24, 1854, The Rev. Johann Ebinger (1828-1908) of Harris County held earliest Lutheran service in Washington County. On July 1, 1855, he founded Eben-Ezer Church with William C. Bohne, F. H. Ehlert, F. F. Spreen and others as trustees. Ludwig C. Lehmann (1794-1855) donated 11-acre church site. Landowners gave post oak logs, renters gave labor for building first church, incorporating a parsonage. The early pastors taught school in that first church building. (1974)