Built by German immigrants in 1859-60 the church was dedicated in April 1860, to St. Joseph, the patron saint of laborers.
First Baptist Church of Galveston was organized on January 30, 1840, at the home of Thomas H. Borden. The first pastor of the church, John Huckins, also established First Baptist Church in Houston.
The cornerstone of St. Patrick Catholic Church was laid on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1872 on the northwest corner of 34th Street at Avenue K.
The Galveston Islamic Center, the county’s first mosque, opened its doors in October, 2002. It features a 40-foot tower topped by a dome, which serves as a symbolic beacon for prayer.
Chartered in 1886, this cemetery is the final resting place for David G. Burnet, the first president of the Republic of Texas and General Sidney Sherman, Texas Revolutionary war hero.
The history of Sacred Heart parish began in 1854 when Michel B. Menard conveyed the square block bounded by 13th Street, Broadway, 14th Street, and Sealy to Bishop John M. Odin of Galveston.
Central Christian Church was founded in 1877 and reorganized in 1893.
Saints Constantine and Helen Orthodox Church is the oldest Eastern Orthodox Church in Texas and the second-oldest Serbian Orthodox Church in the United States.
In 1895, members of the island’s Greek community joined with the city’s Serbian, Russian and Syrian citizens to found Saints Constantine and Helen Orthodox Church.
This church was built in 1878 and named Shiloh, meaning “peaceable, ” after the City of Ephrain in the Bible.
In 1919 the small congregation agreed to buy three and a half lots on the corner of 39th Street and Avenue L as a permanent location for the church.
The present Gothic limestone structure, designed by Nicholas J. Clayton, was erected in 1895.
The church features 10 stained glass windows, two of which are the work of Tiffany & Company.
The 1909 sanctuary, at 1027 Avenue K, served the congregation until it was replaced by the current structure in 1955.
On February 6, 1841, a small group of worshipers formed Trinity Episcopal Church, the third oldest Episcopal parish in Texas.
The oldest Hispanic Baptist church in Galveston, Primera Iglesia Bautista began as a vision of First Baptist Church members, Sam and Alice Stovall.
In 1854, First Lutheran made arrangements to hold its Sunday services in Lyceum Hall, located on the corner of Winnie and Bath Avenue (25th Street).
