Conover in Catawba County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
St. John's Church
Photographed By Mark Parker, March 8, 2024
1. St. John's Church Marker
Erected by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number O-64.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.
Location. 35° 43.933′ N, 81° 11.663′ W. Marker is in Conover, North Carolina, in Catawba County. Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 16 and St. John's Church Road, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 16. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Conover NC 28613, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Concordia College (approx. 2.2 miles away); Bunker Hill Covered Bridge (approx. 4.4 miles away); Covered Bridges (approx. 4˝ miles away); a different marker also named Bunker Hill Covered Bridge (approx. 4˝ miles away); Herman Haupt (approx. 4˝ miles away); Charles H. Mebane (approx. 4.7 miles away); Lutheran Church Tablet (approx. 4.7 miles away); Old St. Paul's Lutheran Church (approx. 4.7 miles away).
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Photographed By Mike Wintermantel
2. St. John's Church Marker
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel
3. St. John's Church
Photographed By Mark Parker, March 8, 2024
4. St. John's Church Cornerstone
Destroyed by fire 2001
Rebuilt 2003
To Glorify Christ
Photographed By Mark Parker, March 8, 2024
5. St. John's Church Cornerstone
Erected 1798
Rebuilt 1883
Rebuilt 1948
Photographed By Mark Parker, March 8, 2024
6. Memorial on the Site of the First Church Building of St John's Lutheran Congregation
Located on the west side of the current building in the cemetery
Photographed By Mark Parker, August 28, 2023
7. Gravestone of Johann Godfried Arends, first pastor at St John's Lutheran Church
Arends is buried at Old White Church Cemetery, Lincolnton, NC
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 8, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 17, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 7. submitted on March 8, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.
