In January of 1997, Trinity added a contemporary option to their worship experiences, the Created to Praise service. In 2020, the ELCA celebrated the 50-year anniversary of the ordination of women. Dedication for the educational unit was on June 2, 1974. The congregation was introduced to ‘women clergy’ during Pastor Carmala Aderman’s seminary internship from 1984 to 1985. On May 6, 1973, a longstanding dream became reality as ground was broken for the new educational unit. In 1967, Trinity began the radio broadcast of their worship services through WBKV /1470 AM each Sunday morning, which continued until 2018. The nearby Handke property was also purchased four years later. Later in 1959, the church acquired a parsonage on Fifth Avenue, and due to continued growth, the congregation purchased the adjacent Lochen property on March 18, 1962. On January 19, 1959, the official name of the church became Trinity Lutheran Church. Dedication to the newly expanded church took place on November 17, 1957. In the end however, they chose to expand the original building with construction starting in October of 1956. In December of 1932, our pipe organ was purchased and first played at the Christmas Eve services.Įxpansion and Mid-Century | Consideration toward acquiring a new church site on the former Johann farm property (where the YMCA is now located) began in 1952.
The church was completed in December of 1926 with the first service held December 12, 1926. Membership at the time was 43 families consisting of 88 members. The building committee was authorized to proceed with the construction of the church on July 18, 1926. In July of 1923, the mezzanine floor of the Masonic Temple was rented in order to hold Sunday services and conduct Sunday School classes. At the first congregational meeting on May 4, 1923, with a membership of 47 voting members (26 families), the purchase of the lot on which our church now stands was authorized and a building committee appointed.
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