Blissfield in Lenawee County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Evangelical Church
Photographed by Shirley J Reeve, April 27, 2025
1. The Evangelical Church Marker
This tablet is placed here by the Michigan Conference of the Evangelical Church
The work of the Evangelical Church here in Michigan was begun by Rev. Solomon Altimos in 1939 and the Michigan Conference was organized in Carey Ohio in 1864. Sixty feet north of this boulder is the site of the church in which the first annual session was held April 12-17, 1865, with Bishop Joseph Long as chairman. Church members in the Conference in 1865 numbered 1414; in 1933 there were 13,071.
Charter members of the conference
Presiding Elders D. Strohman and A. Nicolai
J. Borough J.M. Fuchs S. Henne
D.C. Rohland M. Alsbach Jno. Meck
Geo. Doll R. Riegel C. Deike
J. Paulin M. Speck
Erected October 8, 1933
Erected 1933 by The Michigan Conference of the Evangelical Church.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is April 12, 1865.
Location. 41° 49.161′ N, 83° 53.049′ W. Marker is in Blissfield, Michigan, in Lenawee County. It is at the intersection of Beamer Road and Thompson Highway, on the right when traveling west on Beamer Road.
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Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: G.A.R. Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library (approx. 1.2 miles away); This Limestone Cross (approx. 1.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); F-105G Thunderchief (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hiram D. Ellis House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Carpenter House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Erie & Kalamazoo Railroad (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blissfield.
Photographed by Shirley J Reeve, April 27, 2025
2. The Evangelical Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2025, by Shirley J Reeve of Grand Blanc, Michigan. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 29, 2025, by Shirley J Reeve of Grand Blanc, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
