Trinity Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), also known as the Missouri Synod, is a traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States. With 1.8 million members, it is the second-largest Lutheran body in the United States. The LC ...
(LCMS) in
Friedheim, Missouri
Friedheim is an unincorporated community in Apple Creek Township in northwestern Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States.
History
A small village in the northwest part of Apple Creek Township; German settlers arrived in the Friedheim area ...
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History
The first German Lutheran immigrants to the area around Friedheim gathered in each other’s homes for Sunday worship. Regular church services were eventually held in the home of Bernard Guessenberg who had the largest log house available. As early as 1843, the sacraments were provided once a month by Pastor Theodore Gruber of
Paitzdorf
Paitzdorf is a German municipality in the Thuringian Landkreis of Greiz. It belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Wünschendorf/Elster.
Geography
Neighboring municipalities
Communities near Paitzdorf are the City of Ronneburg and Rückers ...
when weather permitted.
In 1847, the Lutheran families in Friedheim got their own parish pastor, Friedrich Julius Blitz, who was a graduate of
Altenburg’s Concordia Seminary. The first church, a log cabin was built in 1848 on the present church property. In 1849, a log cabin was built to serve as a Lutheran school. In 1856, a new permanent church building was constructed at a cost of $500, which was made from local sandstone rocks. The huge stones were hauled a quarter of a mile by oxen to the church site. The cornerstone for the present church was laid on May 6, 1857. The church was remodeled in 1948 for its 100th anniversary. There is an active Sunday school, Ladies Aid, softball and dart ball teams, vacation Bible school, youth group and men's club.
Gallery
File: Trinity Lutheran Church, Friedheim, Missouri exterior 2, Dec 20, 2013.JPG, Trinity exterior
File: Trinity Lutheran Church, Friedheim, Missouri interior 2, Dec 20, 2013.JPG, Trinity interior at Christmas
File: Trinity Lutheran Church, Friedheim, Missouri interior 1, Dec 20, 2013.JPG, Trinity interior
File: Trinity Lutheran Church, Friedheim, Missouri altar, Dec 20, 2013.JPG, Trinity altar
References
External links
/ Lutherans.com
{{Religious Congregations of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod churches
Churches in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Lutheran churches in Missouri
Religious organizations established in 1848
1848 establishments in Missouri
Churches completed in 1858