The Founding of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

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The Founding of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
It was a challenge to organize a Slovak Lutheran church in Cleveland. In the 1890s, the vast majority of Slovak immigrants coming to the city were Roman Catholic. Nevertheless, on February 14, 1892, Cleveland's small Slovak Lutheran community formed the Evangelical Club of the Holy Trinity and elected John Pankuch as its first president. The Club then founded the parish of Holy Trinity Church. In 1905, it erected its first permanent church (1934 photo above) on Harmon Avenue (now East 20th) near Woodland Avenue.

Image courtesy of Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
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"The Founding of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church" appears in: Slovak Journalist Jan Pankuch