Immanuel Lutheran Church

The congregation's own history fills in the details. A constitution adopted on January 1, 1888, under the Rev. I. J. Glatzle was signed by fourteen men who accepted financial responsibility for the church. In 1892 the congregation bought five acres for $100 as a site for a church and a burial ground. The frame church of 1894 cost $1,525. After the fire of January 1, 1916, plans by John Wuthrich were drawn, and the replacement was dedicated that August. In 1949 the congregation moved most of the Yakey School onto the property as an annex.

What the plaque says

Immanuel Lutheran Church German immigrants began settling in the new railroad town of Taylor in the 1880s. Lutheran worship services were held as early as 1885, and the Rev. I. J. Glatzle and fourteen families formally organized this congregation in 1888. The Rev. Gus Szillat became the church's first resident pastor when a parsonage was built in 1892. A frame church building completed in 1894 was destroyed in a 1916 fire, but the congregation soon rebuilt. Worship services were conducted in the German language until the 1940s. The church remains a reflection of the town's ethnic heritage. (1994)

Where it stands

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More markers nearby

• Taylor Brethren Church — 2.0 mi
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