Marker Details

St. John United Church

4606 Mangum Road

Houston , 77092

Notes:

shown as "Saint John United Church" s/b "St."; listed in THC Atlas with minimal information, no text & not searchable; The 1891 church building was given to the Heritage Society in 1968, it contains its original altar, pulpit, and pews. This church building is located in Sam Houston Park.

Directions: On Mangum 1 tenth mile north of Viking, across from Village of Oak Forest; Mangum changes from west side of RR tracks to east side at 43rd St., church north of 43rd; marker approx. 35 yards off of Mangum next to church driveway; marker notes cemetery behind, north of church

Key Time Period: 1866 - 1876 Reconstruction

Corretions/New Research:

Marker Text:

A group of neighbors in the German farming community of Vollmer (later called White Oak) began meeting together for worship service in the 1860s. Property was purchased in 1866 on which a sanctuary was erected and a cemetery was established. The congregation was formally organized in 1872 as the St. John German Lutheran Church. Worship services were conducted in German until 1940. A sanctuary built in 1891 was relocated following the construction of a new facility in 1955. The congregation has been active for over 125 years. (1988)

Marker Type: Marker with Post

Historical Org: Texas Historical Commission (THC)

Key Map Information: 451 G

GPS Coordinates: 29 50.178, 95 27.726

Precinct No: 4

Marker No: 15494