Thorndalebr/Milam County, Texasbr/30 36.999' N 97 12.847' Wbr/Directions: Start at the intersection of Sandoval Road and 6th Street. The church is on the southwest corner of the intersection. 314 N. 6th Street.br/ br/Text: Although members began meeting in January 1902, St. John Lutheran Church formally organized December 26, 1903, under the leadership of the Rev. Carl Roth. The congregation was part of a three-church parish. In 1915, members built a sanctuary in the agricultural community of Detmold (2.5 mi. N), the home of many German immigrants. In 1933, they enlarged the building and, in 1949, built a parsonage. The congregation remained in Detmold until 1963. That year, it constructed a sanctuary and education building at this site. Detmold declined in population and activity, but St. John Lutheran cemetery remains there as a link to the early settlers and the congregation, which still serves its members and community.