A hen that came to Holy Communion, a church built from the remains of a burned-down capitol, six orphaned girls adopted after worship, a tornado that lifted one church, a hurricane that destroyed another. These are among the many unexpected accounts that fill the pages of the history of the first churches established in Texas by Swedish immigrants. From 1870 through 1906, a dozen congregations emerged on the Texas prairies and coastlines. Haverlah has gathered the facts--some stranger than fiction--about these historic churches and their pioneer pastors into one book. Included as background...
A hen that came to Holy Communion, a church built from the remains of a burned-down capitol, six orphaned girls adopted after worship, a tornado that ...
