St. Paul Lutheran Church (Davenport, Iowa)
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St. Paul Lutheran Church in 2012
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| Location | 2136 Brady St. Davenport, Iowa |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Membership | 3,500 |
| Website | stpaulqc |
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| Architect(s) | Groth Design Group |
| Style | Georgian Colonial Revival |
| Completed | 2007 |
| Construction cost | $7.2 million |
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| Capacity | 750 |
| Materials | Brick |
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| Synod | Southeastern Iowa |
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| Senior pastor(s) | Peter Marty |
| Pastor(s) |
Sara Olson-Smith |
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E.C. Mueller House
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E.C. Mueller House
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| Part of | Vander Veer Park Historic District (#85000784) |
| Added to NRHP | April 9, 1985 |
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St. Paul's English Lutheran Church
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The 1902 church with the front of the 1882 church, which can be seen at the far left.
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| Location | 1402 Main St. Davenport, Iowa |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Davenport MRA |
| NRHP reference # | 83002512 |
| Added to NRHP | July 7, 1983 |
Sara Olson-Smith
Katy Warren
Chad McKenna
Amanda Weinkauf
Ron Huber
St. Paul Lutheran Church is located in central, Davenport, Iowa, United States. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The church's original property, which subsequently housed other Protestant congregations, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It has since been torn down. The present complex that was built in 1952 contains two buildings that are contributing properties in the Vander Veer Park Historic District. The present church building was completed in 2007.
The Lutheran Church was the last mainline Protestant congregation to organize in Davenport. Early attempts were made among the German immigrants, but they were met with only minimal success. In 1861 a German Lutheran minister was sent to Davenport. A year later he started organizing First German Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church and a building was erected in 1866. Theological disagreements erupted within the congregation and the pastor and a group of parishioners left to form Trinity German Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1869. They affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Zion languished until a new wave of German immigration came into the city in the 1870s. They continued German language services until World War I.
There is some evidence that early in the 1850s there were efforts to establish an English Lutheran Church as well. Property had been acquired in Green's second addition to the city of Davenport by the trustees of the First English Lutheran Church. There was a stipulation that a two-story building, no less than 40 feet (12 m) by 70 feet (21 m) be constructed on the property. The condition was not met and the property was forfeited. The Davenport banking firm of Cook & Sargent was involved in the transaction.
The Rev. George W. Snyder was commissioned to Davenport by the board of home missions on April 1, 1879. He had spent the previous year canvassing the city with the Rev. G.W. Diveley and was able to get the signature of thirty people who wanted to belong to the new congregation. The congregation was affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa on October 30, 1879, however no services or other functions were held by the congregation until a church building was constructed.
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