Marlinbr/Falls County, Texasbr/31 22.824' N 96 53.689' Wbr/Directions: Start at the intersection of SH-6 and FM-2307. Go .6 miles east on FM-2307. The church is on the right (south) side of the road.br/Historical Marker: In 1894 German settlers founded the St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Congregation with the Rev. F. W. Ernst Hartmann as pastor. In 1896 they built a school and called their first resident minister, the Rev. Dr. Samuel D. Press (1875-1967), who was later head of Eden Seminary in St. Louis for 35 years. The first church building was replaced by the present structure in 1920. Renamed St. Paul United Church of Christ after four denominations merged in 1957, the fellowship has played a vital role in preserving the German community's heritage.