The conception of Christ Lutheran Church began as early as 1944 when a religious canvass of South Austin was made by Rev. Paul Strickert of Grace Lutheran Church. At that time there were no Missouri Synod Lutheran Churches in South Austin. In the autumn of 1945 the Texas District Mission Board purchased the present church property at 300 E. Monroe Street. The first pastor called to serve Christ Lutheran arrived on March 1, 1946. On May 5, 1946 the first worship service of Christ congregation was held, on December 4, 1946 the church Constitution was adopted, on December 7, 1947 ground was broken, and on May 23, 1948 Christ Lutheran dedicated its first sanctuary, built and equipped at a cost of $21,313.
Over the years, Christ Lutheran Church has continued to change and grow as the neighborhood has continued to change and grow. Today we serve a diverse community of people from a variety of educational, economic, cultural, and racial backgrounds. The one thing that binds us together with each other as a people, with our ancestral roots, and with our future, is the one thing here that will never change, and that is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are, always have been, and always will be, a people devoted to sharing the good news of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of our sins. That is the essence of who we are… our past, present, and future.
