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Trinity Lutheran Church is the oldest congregation in Lansing of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod.
From Detroit and Ann Arbor, early German immigrants moved west and settled near Lansing, Westphalia, and Ionia. In 1853, a handful of German Lutherans from the Ann Arbor area began worshipping regularly in Lansing in people’s homes, only 6 years after Lansing became the capital of Michigan. They wanted to practice their faith according to the beliefs and customs of the Lutheran Church as they had them in the old country. They asked their former pastor from Ann Arbor, Rev. Fredrick Schmid (1807-1883) to serve them. He traveled to Lansing every few weeks to conduct services and administer the sacraments. Fredrick Schmid is a significant figure in Michigan history. He was the first pioneer Lutheran pastor in Michigan, arriving in 1833 to serve Lutheran settlers near Ann Arbor. From there he ministered to German Lutherans in Detroit, Saginaw, Monroe, and dozens of little towns and started over 20 churches. His remarkable and tireless ministry laid a solid foundation for the Lutheran church in Michigan, including Lansing.
Trinity Lutheran Church was founded on September 10, 1871, with Rev. Ramelow presiding. A frame church was constructed and dedicated on January 7, 1872. Trinity joined the Missouri Synod that year at their Milwaukee convention.
In the 1950s a new church and school building was built across Chestnut St. from the original church. Trinity Lutheran Church also served as the ‘mother church’ for LCMS church plants in Lansing, including two daughter congregations in 1956 – Ascension Lutheran in East Lansing and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School on Lansing’s south side, which moved out to Delta Township in 2008.
Trinity Lutheran Church still reaches out with Christ's love in the heart of Michigan's capitol city. Trinity offers traditional liturgical Lutheran worship based primarily out of The Lutheran Hymnal (the Red Hymnal), with other Lutheran Service Book (LSB) divine services used occasionally. We offer a Child Care Center for families who would like Christ centered daycare. For more information see the daycare page https://childcaretrinity.org/. We work together with our sister congregations to further the Gospel in Lansing and Mid Michigan.
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