 Lichtensteig church from this time was used both by Reformed and Catholics, while schools were separated by confession (until 1868).A neo-Gothic church was built in 1868, still used by both confessions, until the construction of two new churches in 1967 and 1970.Lichtensteig's importance as market town increased in the 19th century with the development of the textile home working industry in the Toggenburg.