Kendalia Community Church
Kendalia, Kendall County, Texas
Marker Inscription
In 1882 Boerne newspaper editor Carl Gustav Vogel and his wife Ettie began buying land in this area. After Kendalia Methodist Episcopal Church, South, organized in 1886, the Vogels deeded this site to the congregation. Community residents built this meetinghouse. The fellowship merged with First Methodist Church of Boerne in 1966. A new congregation, "Kendalia Community Church", acquired this building and continues to serve the area. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1979
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
In 1882 Boerne newspaper editor Carl Gustav Vogel and his wife Ettie began buying land here, and after a Methodist congregation organized in 1886 they deeded this site to it. Community residents raised the meetinghouse themselves; after the fellowship merged with a Boerne church in 1966, a new Kendalia Community Church took over the building and carries on.
Why it matters
The little frame church reflects the German-influenced Hill Country communities that built their own houses of worship, keeping a rural congregation alive across more than a century.
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Related people
- · Carl Gustav Vogel
- · Ettie Vogel
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