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First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Galveston Texas * (409) 762-8477

Welcome!

More than 157 years ago, God called a small group of people in Galveston, Texas, to witness and minister in Christ's name to this port city on the Gulf of Mexico. A few faithful people planted and nurtured seeds that grew into what First Evangelical Lutheran Church is today.

Throughout the generations, people of faith and hope have responded to God's call and have overcome many obstacles to erect buildings for ministry to allow people to meet, share, and bolster their faith in God.

Come and visit us during your next trip to Galveston Island!

2415 Winnie
Galveston, TX 77550

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Phone (409) 762-8477

Rev. Dr. Douglass C. Guthier

Pastor Guthier

Pastor Guthier first came to Galveston as a seminary intern in 1973 while a student at Lutheran Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Pastor Guthier was ordained at First Lutheran, August 17, 1975 and returned to First Lutheran to serve as Associate Pastor under Rev. Vernon Rabel.

In 1980, he left First Lutheran to become Associate Chaplain at Trinity University in San Antonio. After fifteen years at Trinity University, Pastor Guthier accepted a call to St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Baytown.

Then, in 2002, he was called to return to the Island to become the pastor of First Lutheran.

He he and his wife, Mary Lee, were married at First Lutheran n 1974.