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Churches of
Stephenson Co IL

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
(Old)South Chicago Ave & East Pleasant St.
(New)1993 West Church Street
Freeport


On May 6, 1877, Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Unaltered Augusburg Confession, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, was organized under the leadership of the Reverend T. J. Grosse. The Consti­tution was adopted and signed by nineteen men. On September 2, 1877, the first church was dedicated on property secured at South Chicago Avenue and West Pleasant Street. In 1886, the second church was dedi­cated, and the first church became the school building. Our present large and beautiful brick church, at the corner of South Chicago Avenue and East Pleasant Street, was dedicated December 1, 1900. It cost $13,000.

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church has one of the few lofty, inspiring spires, surmounted by a cross, which is so characteristic of the architecture of the early churches built in Freeport. Towers date most of the later churches. Immanuel congregation has a membership of 850 souls and 540 communicants. (Written by F.E. Barthing, Pastor)

Information from the book "Camera Studies of Freeport IL" by Robert F. Koenig 1954

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church as it looks today 2006.. Click on the photo to visit their website

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