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=== TIMELINE OF LANSING, MICHIGAN CHURCHES === | |||
1836 – Biddle City plotted by brothers Jerry & William Ford, located south of the Grand <br>and Red Cedar Rivers. It consisted of 48 full blocks and 17 fractional ones. <br>While lots were sold the plat was abandoned and the “city” ceased to exist. | |||
1845 – First Methodist sermon preached at the log house of Joab Page. | |||
1847 - Town of Michigan, Michigan established as the new state capital. | |||
Catholic Church - The Mass was celebrated for the first time in the log <br> home of Thomas and Eleanora Saier. Saiers later donated land on <br> Chestnut Street for a church to be built which was begun in 1856. | |||
1848 – Name changes to Lansing. The Methodists and Presbyterians held services in the <br> School House, the former holding service in the morning and the later in the <br> afternoon. 1848-50 Methodist services were held in the Representation Hall. | |||
by 1849-11 churches existed:<br>1. First Methodist Church, Wall St., Rev. D.D. Gillett, pastor, (METHODIST)<br>2. Presbyterian Church, Washington Ave., Rev. C.S. Armstrong, pastor (PRESBYTERIAN)<br>3. Episcopalian Church, Washington Ave., Rev. H. B. Burges, rector (EPISCOPAL)<br>4. Free Will Baptist Church, Kalamazoo St., Rev. L. B. Potter, pastor (BAPTIST)<br>5. Second Methodist Church, Washington Ave., Rev. D.D. Gillett, pastor, (METHODIST)<br>6. Baptist Church, Capitol Ave., Rev. Charles Johnson, pastor (BAPTIST)<br>7. United Brethern in Christ’s Church, Capitol Ave. (BRETHERN)<br>8. Universalist Church, Grand St., (UNIVERSALIST)<br>9. Romas Catholic Church, erecting midtown) (ROMAN CATHOLIC)<br>10. German Lutheran Church, Filborn St., Rev. A. Buerkle, pastor (LUTHERAN)<br>11. German Methodist Church, Saginaw St., Rev. Adolph Hoffman, pastor (METHODIST) | |||
1850 - June 1, - Lot 6, Block 96 on which the present church now stands was deeded to <br> the First M.E. Church and subsequently to the Central M.E. Church. | |||
1859 – First Baptist Church dedicated, corner of Washington Ave. & Ionia St. Prior to <br> construction services held at Franklin Street Tavern | |||
1862 - The Central Methodist Episcopal Church was erected. | |||
1863 - Universalist Church dedicated, corner of Grand & Allegan. | |||
1887 – First Presbyterian Church, corner of Allegan and Capitol Ave. | |||
1894 - First Baptist Church, new construction | |||
1904 - A new temporary Catholic Church and hall were built in 1904 on <br> Walnut Street. | |||
1911- Construction begun on Immaculate Conception of St. Mary’s on Seymour St. | |||
1922 – Church of the Resurrection opened. (CATHOLIC) | |||
1939 – St. Mary’s became the cathedral of the Lansing Diocese. | |||
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