History of Bethlehem Lutheran Church - History of BELC

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Web Name: History of Bethlehem Lutheran Church - History of BELC

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On July 13, 1924, a group of people wished to start a new church. The first organizing meeting was held on July 27, 1924, at the home of George Tuerk. Rev. C. G. Althoff of Fowlerville assisted in organizing Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Twenty-four men signed their names to form the new congregation. The first service was held on August 10, 1924, at the home of one of the charter members. When the church was incorporated on September 23, 1924, there were 55 members.In the fall of 1924, two lots were purchased on the corner of Mount Hope and Ray Streets. Ground was broken for a new chapel on October 20. The original chapel was erected by the members of the church on Thanksgiving Day, 1924, during a rain and snow storm. The chapel was 26 x 50 feet and cost $3700. The dedication of the new chapel took place on December 14, 1924, in subzero weather.This website is dedicated to the collection, organization, and dissemination of historical information about Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church.Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church is located at 549E Mt. Hope Avenue, Lansing, MI 48910-9194. Click here to link to the BELC website. Click here to toggle editing of individual sections of the page (if possible). Watch headings for an edit link when available. Append content without editing the whole page source. Check out how this page has evolved in the past. If you want to discuss contents of this page - this is the easiest way to do it. View and manage file attachments for this page. A few useful tools to manage this Site. See pages that link to and include this page. Change the name (also URL address, possibly the category) of the page. View wiki source for this page without editing. View/set parent page (used for creating breadcrumbs and structured layout). Notify administrators if there is objectionable content in this page. Something does not work as expected? Find out what you can do. General Wikidot.com documentation and help section. Wikidot.com Terms of Service - what you can, what you should not etc. Wikidot.com Privacy Policy.

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