Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church is located at 2650 Farnam Street in Midtown Omaha, Nebraska. Organized on December 5, 1858, as Emanuel's Evangelical Lutheran Church, the church is thought to be the first Lutheran congregation organized west of the Missouri River."Church history", Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church. Retrieved 1/31/08. In the 1920s the church was credited with being the largest Lutheran congregation in the United States.Schwarz, J.C. (1936) Religious Leaders of America: Who's Who in the American Clergy. p 36.Carey, F. (1929) "Romance of Omaha." Supplement to the Omaha Bee. Chapter 10. Read more on Wikipedia
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