Trinity Lutheran Church (Altenburg, Missouri)
| Trinity Lutheran Church, Altenburg, Missouri | |
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| 37°38′26″N 89°37′09″W / 37.64056°N 89.61917°WCoordinates: 37°38′26″N 89°37′09″W / 37.64056°N 89.61917°W | |
| Location | 57 Church Street, Altenburg, Missouri 63732 |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod |
| Website | [2] |
| History | |
| Founded | 1839 |
| Founder(s) | Pastor Ernst Gerhard Wilhelm Keyl |
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| District | Missouri District |
Trinity Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) in Altenburg, Missouri.
Trinity Church, originally known as Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, was the first Lutheran church in Altenburg, and was established by Gotthold Heinrich Loeber (1797-1849) in a log cabin in 1839. This log cabin, also utilized as a school building, was moved to a new site in 1912, and in 1979 was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The cornerstone for the second church building was laid on March 14, 1844. This limestone building, which was both a school and a church, was completed in 1845, under Pastor Loeber. Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther was also a dominant figure at the church. He helped start the Lutheran School and Seminary at Altenburg, which was functioning by 1841 and possibly as early as 1839. This school ultimately developed into Concordia Seminary. Walther helped organize the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod in 1847, was its first president, and was involved in the relocation of the seminary to St. Louis in 1849.
The second church building of Trinity was dedicated in 1845. This one story structure served as the parish church until 1867, when the present church was built. Thereafter it served as a school for the upper grades for 102 years until 1969, when a new school was dedicated. Following the construction of the new school, the original limestone church was converted into a museum which displays local church items. The present church building, dedicated in 1867, also served as convention headquarters for the Western District of the LCMS on nine different occasions. The altar, pulpit, and baptismal font are original furnishings of 1867. The crucifix on the altar was made in Oberammergau, Germany, and was brought along in 1839, as were the baptismal tray and pitcher, both dated 1838.
Georg Albert Schieferdecker (1815-1891) took over as pastor of Trinity after Loeber's death in 1850. Schieferdecker became involved in the Chiliasm (German Chiliastenstreit) schism in 1857-1858, resulting in his expulsion from the LCMS. Upon his expulsion, one third of the membership followed him to found Immanuel Lutheran Church, which was associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa.
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