Trinity Lutheran Church

German Lutherans in Pottsville and surrounding communities formed an evangelical Lutheran congregation in 1891. The first resident pastor, the Rev. F. Naumann, served from 1898 to 1903. Church services were held in the McGirk Community Schoolhouse (12 miles south) until 1907, when a sanctuary was built near Pottsville. The congregation established a German school in 1908. Worship services were conducted exclusively in the German language until 1929. A new sanctuary was built at this site after the original church building was destroyed by fire in 1937.

Trinity Lutheran Church is a historical marker in Pottsville, Hamilton County, dedicated in 1991. It is one of 40 historical markers documented in Hamilton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 48 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.6744, -98.3206 near Pottsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Capt. John Stephen Potts (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Shive, Pecan Wells Cemetery, and West, Dr. Wm. Madison.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5193005562. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.