Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum

Perry County Lutheran Historical Society

Building a Haven in Florida

June 10, 2018

I must admit. I do not run across many stories like the one I’m writing today. Like many, it starts in Altenburg, Missouri, but it ends up in Winter Haven, Florida. The story starts with a marriage that took place here at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg in 1854. It was the marriage between Gottlieb … More Building a Haven in Florida

A New Home for the Seminary

June 11, 2016

June 11th was a special day in the history of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and Concordia Seminary. A Log Cabin College had been built outside Altenburg, Missouri in 1839. After several years as a German gymnasium, this institution transitioned to become a seminary with the purpose of training young men for the ministry. After the … More A New Home for the Seminary