St. John's Lutheran Church (Pomaria, South Carolina) Explained

St. John Lutheran Church
Location:	622 Hope Station Road, Pomaria, South Carolina
Coordinates:	34.2531°N -81.3717°W
Built:	1809
Added:	December 8, 1978
Refnum:	78002527

St. John Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran congregation in Pomaria, South Carolina^{[1] [2]} affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

It traces its origins to 1754, when Reformed minister Rev. John Glasser of Thurgau moved to the area to minister to nearby German-speaking settlements. It was the first Reformed church in the Dutch Fork.

After worshipping in log cabins, the congregation moved into the "Old White Church", a painted wood-frame structure, in 1809. The historic church served as its house of worship for 141 years, until the modern brick structure was opened in 1950. The Old White Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

External links

• St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: McNulty . Kappy . Horace E. Harmon . William Douglas Smyth . St. John's Lutheran Church . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . July 21, 1978 . pdf . 27 July 2012.
2. Web site: St. John's Lutheran Church, Newberry County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 170, Pomaria vicinity) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 27 July 2012.