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Chicago Lutheran History: The Epilogue

In 1896, the German Lutheran churches of Chicago published Geschichte der Gründung und Ausbreitung der zur Synode von Missouri, Ohio und…

9 min readAug 16, 2021

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Chicago Lutheran History: The Epilogue

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James Huenink

Chicago Lutheran History: The 50th Anniversary Worship Service

The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod celebrated 50 years in 1896, and this describes the beautiful anniversary worship service.

6 min readAug 11, 2021

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Chicago Lutheran History: The 50th Anniversary Worship Service

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James Huenink

Chicago Lutheran History: The Lutheran Home-1892

Lutherans created several institutions. This is the story of the first Lutheran retirement home in Chicagoland.

3 min readJul 13, 2021

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Chicago Lutheran History: The Lutheran Home-1892

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James Huenink

Chicago Lutheran History: The Lutheran Orphanage- 1873

German Lutherans founded several institutions in addition to churches. This is the story of the Lutheran Orphanage.

5 min readJun 26, 2021

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Chicago Lutheran History: The Lutheran Orphanage- 1873

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James Huenink

Chicago Lutheran History- Wunder’s Cemetery, Concordia Cemetery, and Bethania Cemetery

Lutheran churches in Chicago founded three cemeteries: Wunder’s, Concordia, and Bethania Cemeteries. Here are the early histories.

6 min readJun 21, 2021

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Chicago Lutheran History- Wunder’s Cemetery, Concordia Cemetery, and Bethania Cemetery

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James Huenink

Chicago Lutheran History: First Evangelical Lutheran Deaf-Mute Congregation of Our Savior-1896

First Bethlehem started a mission to the deaf that spread to other cities in the Midwest, sparking many new deaf churches.

3 min readJun 17, 2021

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Chicago Lutheran History: First Evangelical Lutheran Deaf-Mute Congregation of Our Savior-1896

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James Huenink

Chicago Lutheran History: Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church: 1892

German immigrants weren’t the only Lutherans to establish churches in Chicago. This was the first Lutheran church established for Slovaks.

5 min readJun 4, 2021

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Chicago Lutheran History: Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church: 1892

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James Huenink

Chicago Lutheran History: Christ English Lutheran Church-1892

Christ English Lutheran Church, in the Austin neighborhood, was founded with the support of the local German and Norwegian congregations.

5 min readMay 8, 2021

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Chicago Lutheran History: Christ English Lutheran Church-1892

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James Huenink

Chicago Lutheran History: Bethel Lutheran Church-1894

Bethel Lutheran Church and School served for more than 100 years on the corner of Springfield and Hirsch. They closed in 2008.

3 min readMay 4, 2021

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Chicago Lutheran History: Bethel Lutheran Church-1894

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James Huenink

Chicago Lutheran History: Trinity Lutheran Church- 1895

Trinity Lutheran Church was only a year old when its history was published.

2 min readApr 22, 2021

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Chicago Lutheran History: Trinity Lutheran Church- 1895

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James Huenink

James Huenink

A pastor, writer, historian, and photographer who lives in San Diego County, CA. https://www.dauc.org https://www.jeh-photo.com

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