Florence in Boone County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Hopeful Lutheran Church
By J. J. Prats, June 12, 2019
1. Hopeful Lutheran Church Marker, side one
Hopeful Evangelical Lutheran
Church was founded on Epiphany
Day. 1806. by German-speaking
families from Madison County, Virginia.
Called “the Mother of Lutheranism
west of the Allegheny Mountains,”
it is the oldest Lutheran church in
Kentucky. Family names of early members
include Tanner. Zimmerman, Rouse,
Beemon and House.
George Rouse donated an acre of land on which a cabin church was built in 1807. The present church stands on the same site. In 1813, Rev. William Carpenter became the first pastor. A Revolutionary War veteran, he served as pastor for twenty years. He was followed by Rev. Jacob Crigler, whose farm became present Hopeful Cemetery.
Erected 2012 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2368.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the Kentucky Historical Society marker series.
Location. 39° 0.02′ N, 84° 39.525′ W. Marker is in Florence, Kentucky, in Boone County. Marker is on Hopeful Church
By J. J. Prats, June 12, 2019
2. Hopeful Lutheran Church Marker, side two
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Skirmish at Florence (approx. 1.7 miles away); John Hunt Morgan Escape Route (approx. 2.7 miles away); Center of Population of U.S. in 1880 (approx. 3.2 miles away); Timberlake (approx. 3.4 miles away); Erlanger Depot / Erlanger Proper Subdivision (approx. 3.4 miles away); Erlanger Depot (approx. 3½ miles away); George Speri Sperti (1900-1991) / Boonetucky Farm (approx. 3.7 miles away); Historic Burlington, KY (approx. 4 miles away).
Categories. • Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers •
By J. J. Prats, June 12, 2019
3. Hopeful Lutheran Church, Parsonage, and Marker
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Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2019. This page originally submitted on July 1, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 42 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 1, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
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