Concordia Lutheran Church (Frohna, Missouri)
Name
The name Concordia is in reference to the confession of faith of the Evangelical Lutheran Church adopted in 1850, which is commonly known as the "Book of Concord," or in short as the "Concordia."
History
The community of Frohna was founded by 29 families from Altenburg, Missouri, in 1839. Concordia Lutheran Church was established by Pastor Ernst Gerhard Wilhelm Keyl in his home that same year. A log cabin church, 17 by 27 feet (5.2 m × 8.2 m), was constructed in 1843-44. Rev. Christoph Henirich Loeber served as pastor from 1850 to 1862, and under his guidance a rock church, 44 by 30 feet (13.4 m × 9.1 m) and 16 feet (4.9 m) tall, was built in 185. During the Civil War, the church in Frohna merged with Trinity Church in Altenburg. In 1874, J. F. Koestering built a larger white frame church, 60 by 36 feet (18 m × 11 m) and 22 feet (6.7 m) tall. This church building originally had two aisles, but the church was remodeled in 1949 to contain only a single central aisle. The original pews, altar, and pulpit were kept. The church parishes officially separated again in 1877, and have been separate since then.
Gallery
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Church interior at Christmas -
Altar
External links
References
- ^ Lutherans.com "Concordia Lutheran Church - Frohna, MO". Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
- ^ State Historical Society of Missouri http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ KRJ Architecture: Frohna "Mississippi Valley Architecture - Frohna". Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
- ^ Lutherans.com "Concordia Lutheran Church - Frohna, MO". Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
