Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

Photographed by Dodson M. Curry, June 4, 2011

1. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Marker

Inscription.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized in 1918 at this location by ministers of what later became the American Lutheran Church under whose auspices the congregation organized a day school on the property across the street. That school served the children in the area and was an integral part of the church's ministry. In 1959 the congregation became part of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. In 2003 Trinity merged with Grace Lutheran Church to become United Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Mrs. Rosa L. Parks, the "Mother" of the Civil Rights Movement, regularly held meetings of her NAACP Youth Council at Trinity during the 1950's. The pastor during the Montgomery Bus Boycott was Robert Graetz whose parsonage, located next door, was the target of two bombs and other attacks. A third bomb, which would have killed the entire family failed to explode.

The pastor at the time of this dedication is Rev. Ferry L. Nye, Sr.
Dedicated in 2006. 50th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Erected 2006.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights

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• Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 32° 21.738′ N, 86° 19.018′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Rosa Parks Avenue and Mill Street, on the right when traveling south on Rosa Parks Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1104 Rosa Parks Avenue, Montgomery AL 36108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Home of Dr. E. D. Nixon, Sr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bertha Pleasant Williams Library (approx. ¼ mile away); Charlie and Lucille Times (approx. ¼

Photographed by Anita C. Nyambo, June 4, 2011

2. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Marker

mile away); Holt Street Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Percy Lavon Julian, PH.D. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sherman W. White, Jr. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Highway Construction Destroys Historic Black Neighborhoods (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal AME Zion Church (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.

Other markers no longer nearby. Cleveland Court Apartments (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); Bertha Pleasant Williams / Rosa Parks Branch Library (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Percy Lavon Julian (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Anita C. Nyambo, June 4, 2011

3. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2011, by Dodson M. Curry of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,598 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on May 5, 2025, by Shaun Rose of Montgomery, Alabama. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2011, by Dodson M. Curry of Birmingham, Alabama. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.