1990 - St. Matthew Lutheran Church - Stony Plain, Alberta
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wildwoodke
N 53° 31.662 W 114° 00.571
11U E 698210 N 5935136
The addition of a new sanctuary in 1990 was needed to accommodate the expanding congregation of St. Matthew Lutheran which was first brought together in 1894 and has been an active church since then in Stony Plain, Alberta.
Waymark Code: WMGFN5
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 02/27/2013
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The congregation was founded in 1894 by a group of families who came to settle the area. In 1905 they also started a school; in those days, settlers often arranged for local education themselves.
St. Matthew Lutheran Church is known as a mother church for Lutheranism in Western Canada. Following a meeting with the local settlers on May 20, 1894, quick action was taken through the Minnesota District Synod. Following a meeting of the Synod's Board of Assignments at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, a young graduate of the seminary Emil Eberhardt was assigned the position as the first pastor.
From the work of the first pastors at St. Matthew in Stony Plain, at least 90 congregations were founded in Alberta and BC.
The congregation grew with the community and now has 1100 baptized and 800 communicant members from various backgrounds and home towns. Members come from all over the Parkland district and beyond. We are a member of Lutheran Church – Canada.
Year of construction: 1990
Cross-listed waymark: [Web Link]
Full inscription:
To the Glory of God
A.D. June 17, 1990
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