Augustus Lutheran Church

Augustus Lutheran Church is a historic church and Lutheran congregation at 717 West Main Street in . Consecrated in 1745, it is the oldest extant Lutheran church building in the United States, and was founded primarily by Pennsylvania Germans.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Trappe, United States of America
  • Address: 717 West Main Street, Trappe, PA 19426

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Speaker’s House and Perkiomen Bridge Hotel.

Museum
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The Speaker's House is a located in , in that preserves the home of Frederick Muhlenberg, the First and Third Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. is situated 4,200 feet southeast of Augustus Lutheran Church.

Retail building
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The , also known as Lane's Hotel, is a historic, American hotel complex that is located adjacent to the in , . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. is situated 2 miles southeast of Augustus Lutheran Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trappe and Rahns.

Town
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is a borough in , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 4,002. Augustus Lutheran Church, built in 1743, is the oldest unchanged Lutheran church building in the United States in continuous use by the same congregation.

Village
is an unincorporated community along the in Perkiomen Township, , . was founded in 1865 and named for an early settler, George Rahn. is situated 1½ miles east of Augustus Lutheran Church.

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is a city in in Southeastern about 30 miles from Philadelphia. The large borough is made up mostly of residential neighborhoods, privately owned restaurants, and a small strip of shops.

Augustus Lutheran Church

Latitude
40.20193° or 40° 12′ 7″ north
Longitude
-75.48047° or 75° 28′ 50″ west
Inception
1743
Open location code
87G66G29+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 244903355
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Wiki­data ID
Q4821487
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Augustus Lutheran Church” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parish House and Old Church.

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