Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Wartburg, IL - Country Churches on Waymarking.com

County of Church: Monroe County.
Location of Church: 5765 Maeystown Rd., 4 miles SW of Waterloo.
Historic Marker Erected by: Holy Cross Lutheran Church and the Illinois State Historical Society.
Date Marker Erected: 1996.

Marker Text:

HOLY CROSS
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF WARTBURG
The church was organized in 1841 by pastor G.A. Schieferdecker and settlers from Saxony, Thuringia, and Westfalia, Germany. The site was donated in 1849 by Johann Christian and Katherine Just. The present church was erected in 1863, and the tower was re-built in 1913. English services were introduced in 1926 but did not predominate until 1946. Monthly German services were discontinued in 1967. The congregation also operated a Christian Day School here from 1841 until 1960. Holy Cross is considered the mother church of several surrounding congregations.

Church Web Site: Holy Cross

Services: SUNDAY:
7:30am - Divine Services
8:30am - Children's Choir
8:45 - Sunday School
9:00 - Bible Classes
10:00am - Divine Services
WEDNESDAYS: 9:00am - Adult Bible Classes
7:30pm - Vespers Services
(during Advent and Lent)

Church Name: Holy Cross Lutheran Church Church In Use (even only just occassionally): yes Date Church Built: 1863 Rate this church.:

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