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This early photograph of the original Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau also shows Trinity Lutheran School nearby. The school building was constructed on Themis street in 1865. That building was used until 1925, when the present school on Pacific street was completed. Trinity Lutheran School opened Nov. 12, 1854, in a rented house that also was used for church services. Pastors served as teachers until the first full-time teacher was hired in 1859. A new church building was constructed at Frederick and Themis streets and dedicated on Nov. 2, 1879. The old church building was razed on April 18, 1979. A new church was built on the site and dedicated May 2, 1982.
This early photograph of the original Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau also shows Trinity Lutheran School nearby. The school building was constructed on Themis street in 1865. That building was used until 1925, when the present school on Pacific street was completed. Trinity Lutheran School opened Nov. 12, 1854, in a rented house that also was used for church services. Pastors served as teachers until the first full-time teacher was hired in 1859. A new church building was constructed at Frederick and Themis streets and dedicated on Nov. 2, 1879. The old church building was razed on April 18, 1979. A new church was built on the site and dedicated May 2, 1982.
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