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.
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.
W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. Marker is 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2011, by Dodson M. Curry of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,126 times since then and 45 times this year. Last updated on July 29, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2011, by Dodson M. Curry of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
