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

Inscription. Lutheran. Organized prior to 1798. J.G. Arends was first pastor. Building, the fourth on site, is ¼ mile east.

Erected 2008 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number O-64.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. 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. It is at the intersection of State Highway 16 and St. John's Church Road (State Highway 16), 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.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

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the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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. 4½ miles away); a different marker also named Bunker Hill Covered Bridge (approx. 4½ miles away); Herman Haupt (approx. 4½ 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).

Also see . . . St. John's Conover. (Submitted on July 5, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

2. St. John's Church Marker

St. John's Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

3. St. John's Church

St. John's Church Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

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

Memorial on the Site of the First Church Building of St John's Lutheran Congregation image. Click for full size.

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

Gravestone of Johann Godfried Arends, first pastor at St John's Lutheran Church image. Click for full size.

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 October 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 418 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on October 15, 2025, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. 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. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.