Paul Henkel
1754-1825
Organizer of numerous congregations in the Shenandoah Valley, in southwest Virginia, in the Carolinas, and in East Tennessee;
Traveling missionary to dispersed German settlers in Western Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky;
Co-organizer of the Virginia Special Conference of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania (1793); of the Synod of North Carolina (1803); of the Ohio Special Conference of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania (1812); of the Synod of Ohio (1818); of the Tennessee Synod (1820);
Resident of the forest, Shenandoah County (1785-1790), and of New Market, his principal home (1790-1825), with sojourns at Staunton, at Davidson County, North Carolina, and at Point Pleasant, West Virginia excepted;
Founder, with his sons Solomon and Ambrose, of the Henkel Press, New Market, 1806, and publisher of religious and secular literature in the German and English Languages;
Founder and pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, new Market (1823-1825);
Father of Solomon Henkel, Apothecary; of Philip, Ambrose, Andrew, David, and Charles Henkel, Lutheran Ministers; and of three daughters; Naomi Henkel Rupert, Sabina Henkel Adam, and Hannah Henkel Stirewalt;
His dedicated life and tireless
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1754.
Location. 38° 38.748′ N, 78° 40.243′ W. Marker is in New Market, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. Marker can be reached from East Lee Street east of John Sevier Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level on the left side of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church main entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 155 East Lee Street, New Market VA 22844, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Site of New Market Academy and New Market Polytechnic Institute (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Replica of a 19th Century Town Pump (about 600 feet away); The Henkel House (about 600 feet away); Jackson in New Market (about 800 feet away); In Memory of General Robert E. Lee (about 800 feet away); Miss Abbie Henkel House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gen. John Sevier (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thomas Garland Jefferson (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Market.
Also see . . .
1. The Autobiography and Chronological Life of Reverend Paul Henkel
2. Emmanuel Lutheran Church. The congregation that became Emmanuel Lutheran Church began in 1790, when Reverend Paul Henkel founded the Davidson Lutheran Church in New Market. In 1820 Samuel S. Schmucker, a Yale Graduate became the church’s new minister. (Submitted on May 20, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
3. Henkel Press. In 1806, two young men, Ambrose Henkel and his brother Solomon, started one of the first German language presses in the South. The press began as an amateur operation in the New Market home of their father, Paul, a prominent Lutheran minister. The first publications were crudely printed and had blurry illustrations, but the brothers eventually became skilled printers. (Submitted on May 20, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 340 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 19, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
