Hopeful Lutheran Church

Hopeful Lutheran Church (HM2IBB)

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N 39° 0.02', W 84° 39.525'

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Hopeful Evangelical Lutheran
Church was founded on Epiphany
Day. 1806. by German-speaking
families from Madison County, Virginia.
Called "the Mother of Lutheranism
west of the Allegheny Mountains,"
it is the oldest Lutheran church in
Kentucky. Family names of early members
include Tanner. Zimmerman, Rouse,
Beemon and House.

George Rouse donated an acre of
land on which a cabin church was
built in 1807. The present church
stands on the same site. In 1813,
Rev. William Carpenter became the
first pastor. A Revolutionary War
veteran, he served as pastor for
twenty years. He was followed by
Rev. Jacob Crigler, whose farm
became present Hopeful Cemetery.
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HM NumberHM2IBB
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Year Placed2012
Placed ByKentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, July 1st, 2019 at 2:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 702743 N 4319421
Decimal Degrees39.00033333, -84.65875000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 0.02', W 84° 39.525'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 0' 1.2" N, 84° 39' 31.5" W
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