St. Mark's Lutheran Church
W side CR 83, Elberta, ALElberta was settled in 1906 by German immigrants, many of whom came to Baldwin County via the mid-west. These immigrants engaged themselves in truck farming, which was made possible by a spur line of the L&N from Bay Minette to Foley (five miles west of Elberta). Many of these settlers were Lutheran and appealed to the Missouri Synod for assistance in forming a church. In 1908 the congregation was organized with fourteen charter members by the Rev. W. C. Kohn of Chicago. The Baldwin County Colonization Company gave 3.8 acres of land in
the town for a church. A simple one-story frame structure was dedicated in 1909 and services were held in German. This rude building stands west of the present church. It was not included in the nomination because of an impending move to the Baldwin Heritage Museum. The more imposing brick church was erected in 1927. Classrooms and the parish hall were added in the 1960s. German language services continued until 1977.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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