Greenvine Baptist Church
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Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
Geographic: 30.113657, -96558319
Location: On FM 2502 at the intersection of CR 2, Greenvine.
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Marker Text: Ebenezer German Baptist Church was organized in 1861 following a revival preached by Frank Kiefer (1833-1909), a German immigrant and convert to the Baptist faith. Commonly known as Greenvine Baptist Church, the congregation first met in a log cabin owned by Michael Moller. The Rev. F. J. Gleiss (1826-1912), a former Methodist minister and fellow German immigrant, succeeded Kiefer as pastor in 1868. This site was purchased in 1870, and a sanctuary was built in 1879. Services were conducted in the German language until replaced by English in 1947. (1986)
Marker No: 8343
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