Yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the death of Pastor Hermann Kilian on January 21, 1920. The church that Pastor Kilian served (along with his father, Pastor Jan Kilian, and his brother, Teacher Gerhard Kilian) still stands today in Serbin. But there’s another Kilian that followed in the footsteps of Gerhard, Hermann, and Jan in …
The school that is now Concordia University Texas has more than a few links back to the churches that can trace their roots to Serbin. One that I found interesting is that when classes began at Lutheran Concordia College of Texas on October 26, 1926, its library included a complete set of Lehre und Wehre …
Wishing I was in Texas so I could attend the Warda Church Picnic today! Won’t be arriving back in Austin until far too late, though. Check this out though… on this page you can see a scan (and the German text and English translation) of Pr. Gottfried Buchschacher’s call to Holy Cross (at that time …
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Morning in Warda, Texas, y’all! In some ways, I’d rather be there than where I am (waiting for my connecting flight to Spartanburg, South Carolina at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Can We Add More Words to Make the Official Name Longer Please International Airport). This morning while I was waiting for my flight out of Austin, …
After Pastor Stiemke accepted the call to Trinity Lutheran Church in Houston in 1879, Holy Cross had no pastor for about two years. During this time, the congregation was served by the Rev. Carl Ludwig Geyer of St. Peter’s in Serbin until the vacancy was filled by the Rev. Gottfried Buchschacher. Buchschacher was born in …
“Rejoice with me; for I have found the [that] which I had lost.” Read More »
This is the site of Bethany Lutheran Church of Green’s Creek, Texas. Bethany was located a few miles south of US 290 east of Giddings. Back in the late nineteenth century, the very energetic Rev. Gottfried Buchschacher of Warda began preaching nearby, and a congregation was established in 1895. The congregation doesn’t seem to have …
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When you see the name “Suess” what’s the first thing you think of? I’m betting it’s green eggs and ham, the Grinch, or the Cat in the Hat. Take a look at that name again, though. The fellow you’re taking about is Dr. Seuss (spelled slightly differently)! In late 1876, the Rev. Simon Suess arrived …