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3 unusual facts about Concordia University Texas


Concordia University Texas

The original main building, Kilian Hall, is named for the Wend John Kilian, founder of the first Texas Lutheran church associated with the Missouri Synod and leader of a large group of Wends (also called Sorbs) who settled in the Serbin area.

In 2009 Concordia inducted its first ever Hall of Fame class, including the 2002 baseball team that played for the NCAA Division III College World Series and Atlanta Braves reliever Scott Linebrink.

The school opened with 26 students on its original site along East Avenue (now Interstate 35) on the then northern outskirts of Austin, Texas.



see also

Kieschnick

Gerald B. Kieschnick (born 1943), Presidential Ambassador for Mission Advancement at Concordia University Texas