Cross at Ebenezer UCC Church - Augusta, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 34.407 W 090° 52.894
15S E 684544 N 4271571
This church built in 1861, with the tower being built in 1901, during the German invasion of Missouri
Waymark Code: WMYT7V
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2018
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County of church: St. Charles County
Location of church: Walnut St. & Public St., Augusta
Built: 1861; 1901
Phone: (636) 228-4822
Pastor: Rev. Susan Leary
This Cross in the front yard, is about 6'6" tall and draped with a white cloth at the time of my visit. I assume during Passover, and Pentecost, and Lent it will be draped in other colors.
This steeple is approx. 65 feet tall, and topped with a large cross.
Other than the tower being built in 1901, I could find nothing specific about the bell, its installation, or manufacturer for this tower.
I know it still works because it rang twice when I was walking around this town.
Marque Text:
Ebenezer
United Church of Christ
COME WORSHIP WITH US
SUNDAY SERVICE
9:00 AM
ALL ARE WELCOME
REV. SUSAN LEARY
PASTOR
"Block 38
5543 Walnut: Property Type: Institutional Building; brick church
erected by Ebenezer Evangelical Church (now Ebenezer U.C.C.); 1861
4-bay nave with round-arched windows and wood, barrel-vaulted
ceiling; gabled asphalt roof; entrance tower built in 1901 features
a polygonal slate roof, clock, and corbeled brick trim." ~ NRHP Nomination Form, by Missouri Department of Natural Resources, page 7
" ... occupations characteristic of German settlements in Missouri,
Augusta already boasted a Turnverein, a Harmonie Verein,
Ebenezer Evangelical & Reformer Church (organized 1843,
INV.#71), a wine garden, brickyard, and brewers.
" ... Nonetheless, German ethnic custom and
language lingered on in rural areas such as Augusta which
were more insulated against native American Germanophobia.
Not until the mid-1920s did Ebenezer Evangelical Church adopt
English in their parish records, and German services were
still offered in the mid-1930s.
"Four buildings, and one structure reflect diversified aspects
of the town's institutional history. Ebenezer Evangelical
Church (now Ebenezer U.C.C.) constructed in 1861, ;s a brick
building with 4-bay nave and projecting tower entrance-bay.
It is articulclted in a simple Romanesque Revival or
Rundbogenstil featuring round arches and corbeled brickwork." ~ Final Report: Survey of Augusta, Misssouri, by Mary Stiritz, pages 3, 15, 37