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Emmanuel Lutheran Church

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In 1884, a group of women realized the need for an English speaking Sunday school for the neighborhood. Although there was some debate of its necessity, the first Sunday school meeting was packed with 65 people in the church’s original building on Reeb Avenue. Needing to expand, the church members... Read more

In 1884, a group of women realized the need for an English speaking Sunday school for the neighborhood. Although there was some debate of its necessity, the first Sunday school meeting was packed with 65 people in the church’s original building on Reeb Avenue. Needing to expand, the church members found a new location for their church on 80 E. Markison Ave. The ground for the current location was purchased in 1920 and construction was completed in 1923. The congregation worked hard to enhance the beauty of the church from adding specialty designed glass windows to hiring well known architect Frank Packard to design the interior. Although the designers considered a theater seating for inside the church, they settled on the current style of level seating. The glass window framing the altar and in the rear of the church was design and constructed in German by the Von Gerichten Art Glass Studio. To this day, these two stain glass windows are irreplaceable and are valued around $1.5 million. Although the church struggled through the Great Depression, it stayed successful and the current building was completely paid off by 1948. In 1956 and 1966 additions were built onto the original building to accommodate for the expanding congregation. Today the church is still quite successful and has a regular attendance of around 150 patrons during their Sunday mass.

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Emmanuel Lutheran Church
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80 E Markison Ave, Columbus, OH 43207, USA
Columbus, Ohio 43207
Franklin County

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