Trinity Lutheran Church (Cleveland, Ohio)

Trinity Lutheran Church
41°28′55.5″N 81°42′23.3″W / 41.482083°N 81.706472°W / 41.482083; -81.706472Coordinates: 41°28′55.5″N 81°42′23.3″W / 41.482083°N 81.706472°W / 41.482083; -81.706472
Location 2031 W. 30th Street
Cleveland, Ohio
Country United States
Denomination Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
Membership 291 (2017)[1]
Weekly attendance 210 (2017)[1]
Website www.trinitycleveland.com
History
Status Church
Founded 1853 (1853)
Founder(s) Rev. J. C. Lindemann
Architecture
Functional status Active
Years built 1873
Specifications
Materials Brick
Administration
Division Ohio District (LCMS)

Trinity Lutheran Church was founded in 1853[1] when a few members of Zion Lutheran Church in Cleveland, Ohio, decided to start a new congregation. Reverend J. C. Lindemann was the first pastor at Trinity. The current building used for worship was built in 1873 at the corner of Lorain Avenue and West 30th Street.[2]

In 1956, the church became well-known because of the Beckerath organ installed in that year. The organ was built in Hamburg, Germany, by Rudolf von Beckerath, a famous organ builder.[3] It was the first "modern, encased mechanical-action instrument with traditional classical voicing" to be installed in America.[4]

Trinity is a member of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Find a Church - Trinity Lutheran Church". Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Trinity Lutheran Church - About". Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cleveland Beckerath - Significance". Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  4. ↑ Phelps, Lawrence J. "A Short History of the Organ Revival". Church Music. Concordia Publishing House. 67 (1). Retrieved January 29, 2018.


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