By Eric J. Weilbacher
The Herald-Zeitung

Published May 7, 2010
Back in the old Hortontown Cemetery on Loop 337 stands an unassuming old church building.

With peeling whitewashed wooden clapboard siding and a very basic design, many might not guess that it is the oldest original Lutheran church in Texas, and while the First Protestant Church and Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic began in New Braunfels a few years before, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Martin is still built around its original form.

Founded between 1850-51 by a newly ordained German pastor, Theobald Kleiss, St. Martin’s began its services along the banks of the Guadalupe River. Kleiss was sent to Texas specifically to minister to Lutheran German immigrants, and the New Braunfels area was first on his list. Kleiss arrived at

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Please come to our famous July 4th bash! I found a place to get the fireworks!!! Yea! what a kid … So you, Jimmie, and friends, family, Dad etc. please plan on being with us .. Let us know, cause I’m doin brisket! We will gather about 3:00, do river, swim, horse shoes, beer, all that stuff. Bring music if you want… we would love it. Yall make such a groovie family band. Donations are accepted for fireworks, but need around the 1st…. call to RSVP 626-1661 or e-mail…… Bill & Linda Steagall

ps lawn chairs etc.

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