Our History

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1873 Log Church

1872 Area served by traveling missionary, Pastor Vetter

1873 Trinity Lutheran Church organized by Pastor R. Winkler

1882 "Rooster Church"

1882 Henry Hammaier donated land on Fir and Cleveland

Trinity Lutheran Church incorporated on July 17

Nicknamed “The Rooster Church” based on Jesus’ words to Peter and the installation of a rooster weather vane on top of the church

1899 Land purchased at Union and Cavour along with the first parsonage

The church dismantled and rebuilt on the new site

1902 Union and Cavour (Old)

1902 The church rededicated on December 13

1915 Lay leaders started teaching day school, prior to that it was taught by the pastor

1919 The June 22 cyclone totally destroyed the church and parsonage at Union and Cavour

1920 The new church basement dedicated on October 10 and served as the church and school for six years

1926 Union and Cavour (New)

1926 Good Friday, April 2, construction started on completing the church and on Easter Sunday, April 4, the cornerstone laid

Construction completed and the new church dedicated on September 5

1950 Major expansion included fellowship hall, kitchen, schoolrooms and offices

Union and Cavour (Finished)

1958 The library, stairway, and north entrance built

1987 Land purchased and eventually gifted to the church for future expansion

1996 Site work and landscaping for a new church began on the corner of Cavour and College Way

Phase 1 (school and fellowship hall)

1997 Started construction of Phase I in April

The new school and fellowship hall dedicated in December

2000 Mortgage burning of the school and fellowship hall on November 19

2003 Groundbreaking for the new sanctuary on September 7

Present-Day Trinity

2004 The new sanctuary dedicated on September 19