Pflugerville - Hutto Edition | June 2024

History

BY HALEY MCLEOD

Immanuel Lutheran marks 150 years of services and history An emblem of the deep history rooted in Pugerville, Immanuel Lutheran Church cele- brated 150 years in the community May 31. Marking a milestone As early as 1852, German settlers formed the rst Lutheran congregations in the area and formally established a church in 1874. With 11 members, they ratied a constitution, predating the 1965 incorporation of the city of Pugerville by nearly 100 years. “Records of what happened in this community [prior to the city’s formation] are mostly in the church records,” said Vernagene Mott, a lifelong parishioner and organist for the church. Early members and clergymen include well- known names for the area, such as Pastor William Pfennig, William Bohls and William Puger. “Names on the church roll read like a directory of early Central Texas settlers,” a historical tribute to the church states. What else? Over 30 years after it was constructed, the church was rebuilt in 1909 to accommodate the growing community. After the building was destroyed by a re, it was reconstructed in 1929 and is the building seen today. However, the church has always remained at its historic hilltop location at 500 Immanuel Road. The church also houses a Reuter pipe organ and is one of the few churches in Central Texas to still have an operational full-scale organ, Mott said.

Members of the Immanuel Lutheran Church congregation celebrated the 150th anniversary of their church May 31.

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Some headstones in the Immanuel Lutheran Church cemetery date members back to the 1700s.

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