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This is a list of Lutheran churches that are notable either as congregations or as buildings.

Canada

England

Estonia

Valjala Church

Finland

Germany

France

Poland

Russia

South Georgia

Church Image Dates Location City, State Description
Norwegian Lutheran Church 1913 built 54°16′48″S 36°30′37″W / 54.28000°S 36.51028°W / -54.28000; -36.51028 (Norwegian Lutheran Church (Grytviken, South Georgia)) Grytviken, South Georgia In what is now a British territory; Ernest Shackleton is buried there.

United States

There are numerous Lutheran church buildings in the U.S. that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places or that are otherwise notable.

Church Image Dates Location City, State Description
All Saints Church of Eben Ezer 1916 built
1982 NRHP-listed
40°15′15″N 103°38′38″W / 40.25417°N 103.64389°W / 40.25417; -103.64389 (All Saints Church of Eben Ezer) Brush, Colorado
First Evangelical Lutheran Church 1890 built
1993 NRHP-listed
39°38′44″N 106°57′08″W / 39.64556°N 106.95222°W / 39.64556; -106.95222 (First Evangelical Lutheran Church) Gypsum, Colorado Gothic revival
Ryssby Church 1882 built
1984 NRHP-listed
40°08′23″N 105°12′20″W / 40.13972°N 105.20556°W / 40.13972; -105.20556 (Ryssby Church) Longmont, Colorado
St. Stephen's Lutheran Church 1964 built
2019 NRHP-listed
39°53′34″N 104°57′04″W / 39.89278°N 104.95111°W / 39.89278; -104.95111 (St. Stephen's Lutheran Church) Northglenn, Colorado Neo-expressionism
Zion's German Lutheran Church 1890 built
2006 NRHP-listed
37°10′24″N 104°30′49″W / 37.17333°N 104.51361°W / 37.17333; -104.51361 (Ryssby Church) Trinidad, Colorado Victorian gothic
Hope Lutheran Church 1917 built
1978 NRHP-listed
38°07′57″N 105°28′02″W / 38.13250°N 105.46722°W / 38.13250; -105.46722 (Hope Lutheran Church) Westcliffe, Colorado
Cordelia Lutheran Church built
NRHP-listed
Moscow, Idaho
Richwood Evangelical Lutheran Church 1868 built
2004 NRHP-listed
40°5′31″N 85°59′58″W / 40.09194°N 85.99944°W / 40.09194; -85.99944 (Richwood Evangelical Lutheran Church) Cross Roads, Indiana Gothic Revival
St. John's Lutheran Church and School 1867 built
1996 NRHP-listed
38°58′36″N 85°6′12″W / 38.97667°N 85.10333°W / 38.97667; -85.10333 (St. John's Lutheran Church and School) near Dillsboro, Indiana Gothic Revival
St. George Lutheran Church 1867 built
1984 NRHP-listed
39°21′51″N 85°53′41″W / 39.36417°N 85.89472°W / 39.36417; -85.89472 (St. George Lutheran Church (Edinburgh, Indiana)) near Edinburgh, Indiana Greek Revival
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church 1889 built
1982 NRHP-listed
41°4′32″N 85°8′8″W / 41.07556°N 85.13556°W / 41.07556; -85.13556 (St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Fort Wayne, Indiana)) Fort Wayne, Indiana Gothic
St. John's Lutheran Church 1852–1853 built
1994 NRHP-listed
41°34′50″N 85°54′20″W / 41.58056°N 85.90556°W / 41.58056; -85.90556 (St. John's Lutheran Church (Goshen, Indiana)) near Goshen, Indiana Greek Revival
Immanuel Lutheran Church 1891 built
1982 NRHP-listed
42°28′16″N 87°3′38″W / 42.47111°N 87.06056°W / 42.47111; -87.06056 (Immanuel Lutheran Church (Valparaiso, Indiana)) Valparaiso, Indiana Gothic, Victorian Gothic
Danish Lutheran Church 1887 built
2011 NRHP-listed
42°40′18″N 95°18′16″W / 42.67167°N 95.30444°W / 42.67167; -95.30444 (Danish Lutheran Church (Alta, Iowa)) Alta, Iowa Gothic Revival
Our Savior's Kvindherred Lutheran Church 1861/1877 built
2000 NRHP-listed
2589 190th Ave.
41°48′26″N 90°43′26″W / 41.80722°N 90.72389°W / 41.80722; -90.72389 (Our Savior's Kvindherred Lutheran Church)
Calamus, Iowa Gothic Revival
St. Peters United Evangelical Lutheran Church 1858 built
1976 NRHP-listed
42°49′21″N 91°11′15″W / 42.82250°N 91.18750°W / 42.82250; -91.18750 (St. Peters United Evangelical Lutheran Church) Ceres, Iowa
Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church 1913 built
2015 NRHP-listed
43°29′07.7″N 91°36′01.4″W / 43.485472°N 91.600389°W / 43.485472; -91.600389 (Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church) Dorchester, Iowa Gothic Revival
New Sweden Chapel 1860 built
1977 NRHP-listed
41°01′27″N 91°46′48″W / 41.02417°N 91.78000°W / 41.02417; -91.78000 (New Sweden Chapel) East of Fairfield, Iowa
St. John's Lutheran Church 1889/1899 built
2015 NRHP-listed
42°43′10″N 93°20′24″W / 42.71944°N 93.34000°W / 42.71944; -93.34000 (St. John's Lutheran Church (Hampton, Iowa)) Hampton, Iowa Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
Bethany Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church 1898 built
1991 NRHP-listed
41°39′8″N 95°3′11″W / 41.65222°N 95.05306°W / 41.65222; -95.05306 (Bethany Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church) Kimballton, Iowa
Immanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church 1904 built
1991 NRHP-listed
41°37′45.75″N 95°4′28.25″W / 41.6293750°N 95.0745139°W / 41.6293750; -95.0745139 (Immanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church) Kimballton, Iowa Gothic Revival/Queen Anne
Ingemann Danish Lutheran Church 1884 built
2012 NRHP-listed
41°56′18.7″N 95°55′36.5″W / 41.938528°N 95.926806°W / 41.938528; -95.926806 (Ingemann Danish Lutheran Church) Moorhead, Iowa
First Lutheran Church 1868 built
1976 NRHP-listed
43°22′48″N 92°55′32″W / 43.38000°N 92.92556°W / 43.38000; -92.92556 (First Lutheran Church (St. Ansgar, Iowa)) St. Ansgar, Iowa Vernacular Gothic Revival
Sheldahl First Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church 1883 built
1984 NRHP-listed
41°51′58″N 93°41′42″W / 41.86611°N 93.69500°W / 41.86611; -93.69500 (Sheldahl First Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church) Sheldahl, Iowa
Augustana Lutheran Church 1890 built
2006 NRHP-listed
42°29′47.7″N 96°23′45.9″W / 42.496583°N 96.396083°W / 42.496583; -96.396083 (Augustana Lutheran Church (Sioux City, Iowa)) Sioux City, Iowa Gothic Revival
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church 1928 built
1999 NRHP-listed
41°6′19″N 91°32′43″W / 41.10528°N 91.54528°W / 41.10528; -91.54528 (Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church (Swedesburg, Iowa)) Swedesburg, Iowa Gothic Revival
Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church 1868 built
1983 NRHP-listed
43°15′52″N 91°18′11″W / 43.26444°N 91.30306°W / 43.26444; -91.30306 (Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church) Waterville, Iowa Gothic Revival
St. Paul's Lutheran Church (Ashland, Kentucky) 1866 founded Ashland, Kentucky
Bethany Lutheran Church (Iron River, Michigan) 1912–13 built
CP NRHP-listed
46°09′34″N 88°45′42″W / 46.159444°N 88.761667°W / 46.159444; -88.761667 Iron River, Michigan
Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Askov, Minnesota) 1915 built
1980 NRHP-listed
Kirke Alle
46°11′17″N 92°46′41″W / 46.18806°N 92.77806°W / 46.18806; -92.77806 (Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Askov, Minnesota))
Askov, Minnesota A brick Gothic Revival church built for a Danish American community.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Aitkin, Minnesota) 1897 built
1982 NRHP-listed
46°28′34″N 93°36′59″W / 46.47611°N 93.61639°W / 46.47611; -93.61639 (Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Aitkin, Minnesota)) Aitkin, Minnesota
Stiklestad United Lutheran Church 1898 built
1980 NRHP-listed
County Road 17
46°10′38.2″N 96°24′34.4″W / 46.177278°N 96.409556°W / 46.177278; -96.409556 (Stiklestad United Lutheran Church)
Brandrup Township, Minnesota Intact Carpenter Gothic church representative of the area's Norwegian immigrants.[1]
Christiania Lutheran Free Church built
NRHP-listed
Eureka, Minnesota
Trinity Lutheran Church 1898 built
2018 NRHP-listed
46°19′23.7″N 95°26′52.7″W / 46.323250°N 95.447972°W / 46.323250; -95.447972 (Trinity Lutheran Church (Henning, Minnesota)) Henning, Minnesota
Marysville Swedesburg Lutheran Church 1891 built
1979 NRHP-listed
2505 Dempsey Avenue SW
45°6′57″N 93°57′8.5″W / 45.11583°N 93.952361°W / 45.11583; -93.952361 (Marysville Swedesburg Lutheran Church)
Marysville Township, Minnesota One of Wright County, Minnesota's finest examples of a brick Gothic Revival parish church; also associated with the area's Swedish immigrants.[2]
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church 1874 built
1989 NRHP-listed
Bridge Street
44°14′37.3″N 92°17′48″W / 44.243694°N 92.29667°W / 44.243694; -92.29667 (Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church)
Millville, Minnesota Used successively by Swedish, Norwegian, and German congregations; the only intact surviving ethnic church from the peak of European immigration to Wabasha County, Minnesota.[3]
Central Lutheran Church 1928 built 333 South Twelfth Street, Minneapolis, MN
44°58′10.5492″N 93°16′15.1068″W / 44.969597000°N 93.270863000°W / 44.969597000; -93.270863000 (Central Lutheran Church (Minneapolis, Minnesota))
Minneapolis, Minnesota Architects: Sund & Dunham, built in the neo-Gothic style in 1928. The building is cruciform in shape with a ceiling height of some 65 feet, with 2,500 seats on the nave floor and galleries. The bell tower was built in 2004-04. Central's organ was installed in 1963 and is one of several significant instruments of this time designed by Lawrence Phelps.
Christ Church Lutheran 1948 built
2001 NRHP-listed

44°56′37″N 93°13′24″W / 44.94361°N 93.22333°W / 44.94361; -93.22333 (Christ Church Lutheran (Minneapolis, Minnesota))
Minneapolis, Minnesota Award-winning church designed by Eliel Saarinen; a U.S. National Historic Landmark
Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church built
NRHP-listed
Oklee, Minnesota
Vista Lutheran Church 1908 built
1982 NRHP-listed
15035 275th Avenue
43°57′26″N 93°27′57.5″W / 43.95722°N 93.465972°W / 43.95722; -93.465972 (Vista Lutheran Church)
Otisco Township, Minnesota The best preserved structure symbolizing Waseca County's principal Swedish American settlement.[4]
Bethany Lutheran Church (Oilmont, Montana) 1912 founded
1923 built
1993 NRHP-listed
.25 miles south of Gus Blaze Rd.
48°41′37″N 111°38′41″W / 48.69361°N 111.64472°W / 48.69361; -111.64472 (Bethany Lutheran Church (Oilmont, Montana))
Oilmont, Montana
Calvary Lutheran Church & Parsonage 1891 built
1985 NRHP-listed
310–314 Jersey Street
45°00′16″N 122°46′49″W / 45.00444°N 122.78028°W / 45.00444; -122.78028 (Calvary Lutheran Church & Parsonage)
Silverton, Oregon Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman, Greek Revival
Casstown Lutheran Stone Church 1839 built
1984 NRHP-listed
11 S. Main St.
40°3′2″N 84°7′44″W / 40.05056°N 84.12889°W / 40.05056; -84.12889 (Casstown Lutheran Stone Church)
Casstown, Ohio
Christ Hamilton United Lutheran Church and Cemetery built
NRHP-listed
Hamilton Square, Pennsylvania
Bindnagles Evangelical Lutheran Church 1803 built
1975 NRHP-listed
North of Palmyra at the junction of Legislative Route 38003 and Township 330, North Londonderry Township
40°20′38″N 76°37′1″W / 40.34389°N 76.61694°W / 40.34389; -76.61694 (Bindnagles Evangelical Lutheran Church)
Palmyra, Pennsylvania Georgian, Georgian vernacular
Augustus Lutheran Church 1743 built
1969 NRHP-listed
717 Main Street40°12′07″N 75°28′50″W / 40.2019°N 75.4805°W / 40.2019; -75.4805 Trappe, Pennsylvania Further designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark
Christ Evangelical English Lutheran Church built
NRHP-listed
Brooklyn, New York
Christ Lutheran Church and Parsonage built
NRHP-listed
Ellenville, New York
Bethany Reformed and Lutheran Church Cemetery built
NRHP-listed
Midway, North Carolina
Bradley First Lutheran Church built
NRHP-listed
Bradley, South Dakota
Canton Lutheran Church built
NRHP-listed
Canton, South Dakota
Augustana Swedish Lutheran Church 1899 built
1988 NRHP-listed
45°36′4″N 98°0′2″W / 45.60111°N 98.00056°W / 45.60111; -98.00056 (Augustana Swedish Lutheran Church) Claremont, South Dakota Modified Nave Plan, Other architecture
Clark Center Lutheran Church built
NRHP-listed
Clark, South Dakota
Bethel Lutheran Church built
NRHP-listed
Faith, South Dakota
Aurland United Norwegian Lutheran Church 1905 built
1982 NRHP-listed
45°46′14″N 98°24′52″W / 45.77056°N 98.41444°W / 45.77056; -98.41444 (Aurland United Norwegian Lutheran Church) Frederick, South Dakota
La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church (Scottsdale, Arizona) 1974 built 6300 E Bell Rd. Scottsdale, Arizona
Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Round Top, Texas) 1866 built
1978 NRHP-listed
409 S White St.
30°3′47.11″N 96°41′59.02″W / 30.0630861°N 96.6997278°W / 30.0630861; -96.6997278 (Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Round Top, Texas))
Round Top, Texas Carl Siegismund Bauer
Bethsaida Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church Parsonage built
NRHP-listed
La Conner, Washington
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church built
NRHP-listed
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

References

  1. ^ Harvey, Tom (September 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Stiklestad Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-07-29. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Hackett, John (April 1978). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Marysville Swedesburg Lutheran Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-06-17. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Erpestad, David (1987-07-08). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-20. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Korsmo-Kennon, Peggy; Jan Brown (1982-05-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Vista Lutheran Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-07-30. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)