St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church has served this area of Atascosa County since 1918. As the farming settlement of Dobrowolski grew, its mostly Lutheran population needed a place of worship, and the congregation first met in homes in Dobrowolski and Jourdanton and at G.A. Schroeder's lumber yard. The members then met at the Dobrosolski schoolhouse until 1922, when they completed a church building on property donated by the Wagner family. The church bought additional property in 1926 for a cemetery, and the first interment there took place the following year. It remained a mission congregation, supported in part by missions funds, until it became self-supporting after 1944. After a 1930 storm damaged the church building, the congregation dismantled it and rebuilt it in the nearby larger town of Jourdanton. An educational building was dedicated in 1952, with additional units added in 1953 and 1958. In 1969, members began constructing a new sanctuary on Texas State Highway 97, and it was dedicated the next year. Over the years, the congregation has assisted needy people in the community through donated funds and volunteer work for charitable organizations, and it also addressed international concerns by helping bring displaced Europeans after World War II under a National Lutheran Council program. It continues to serve the spiritual needs of residents of Jourdanton and Atascosa County.