Westminster Maryland Online: Carroll Lutherans started meeting in 1747

Westminster Maryland Online: Carroll Lutherans started meeting in 1747: Carroll Lutherans started meeting in 1747 By Kevin Dayhoff, September 3, 2013 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/...

Carroll Lutherans started meeting in 1747

By Kevin Dayhoff, September 3, 2013

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-eagle-archives-20130903,0,6274260.story

The Lutheran church in Maryland can possibly trace its roots
as far back as 1747 when small numbers of Lutherans and German Reformers began
meeting in private homes primarily in northern Carroll and Frederick Counties.

“The first church building in Carroll County was erected by
the Lutheran and Reformed congregations of Manchester in 1760…,” according to a
history, “Carroll County Maryland," written by Nancy Warner.

In Westminster, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church is
celebrating its 146th anniversary this month. The historic church located at 21
Carroll St. in Westminster was chartered September 20-23, 1867, according to
various accounts including a history of Grace Lutheran published in 1967… http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-eagle-archives-20130903,0,6274260.story

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