Near Longview in Champaign County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Site of German Lutheran Immanuel Church

Photographed By Sally Duchow, September 26, 2015

1. Site of German Lutheran Immanuel Church Marker

Inscription. Services for this congregation began in 1870 in the Fairview schoolhouse one mile west, on the N.E. corner. The congregation was organized on October 29, 1876. This site for the first church, 208' x 209', was donated on January 11, 1877 by Claus and Emma Edens. Church was held here until August 18, 1895, when Immanuel Lutheran Church moved two miles east and one mile north of this location.
Site dedicated August 12, 2001 for the 125th Anniversary

Erected 2001 by Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion.

Location. 39° 55.397′ N, 88° 3.652′ W. Marker is near Longview, Illinois, in Champaign County. Marker is on County Route 300N, ¼ mile east of County Route 2100E, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Longview IL 61852, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Former Site of Orizaba IL (approx. 2 miles away); Community Honor Roll of Those Who Served (approx. 2.7 miles away); Potawatomi Trail of Death (approx. 7.1 miles away); The Streibich Blacksmith Shop (approx. 9.6 miles away); Newman Veterans Memorial (approx.

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9.6 miles away); Croghan Treaty with Pontiac (approx. 10.4 miles away); On The Bloomington Road / The Clark Neighborhood (approx. 11.3 miles away); Beginning of the Lincoln Circuit Trail (approx. 11.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Longview.

Regarding Site of German Lutheran Immanuel Church. Original church records gave congregation location as "Orizaba" Illinois. The church grew out of mission contacts from St. John Lutheran Church in Champaign, Illinois, by Rev. Grupe, who also served Lutherans at Sidney, Philo, and Sadorus. Church history and records are available at the Urbana Free Library Archives in Urbana, Illinois. The village of Broadlands is almost equidistant from the marker.

Additional commentary.
1. donor of stone
A second small plaque at the bottom of the stone notes the large rock was donated by Theodore and Jane Gray.

— Submitted October 2, 2015, by Sally Duchow of Champaign, Illinois.

Photographed By Sally Duchow, September 26, 2015

2. Site of German Lutheran Immanuel Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2015, by Sally Duchow of Champaign, Illinois. This page has been viewed 393 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 2, 2015, by Sally Duchow of Champaign, Illinois. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.