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The Lutheran Church began in the 1500's as a reforming movement which sought to restore the centrality of the Bible, Faith, and Grace within the Catholic Church. Although the earliest Lutherans preferred to be called, "Evangelicals," their opponents labeled them "Lutherans" after their leader, Martin Luther.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The ELCA came into being in January 1988, when three Lutheran bodies--The Lutheran Church of America (LCA), the American Lutheran Church (ALC), and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC)--joined to form a new church.

Other American Lutheran bodies include Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), the American Association of Lutheran Churches (AALC), and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS).

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church was official organized on September 30, 1956, with thirty-two members. Pastor John C. Moebius accepted the call as Pastor, and led the church until August 19,1962.

By January 1958, the first building was constructed and dedicated.

Pastor David Dybvig was called in January 1963, and remained until August 1965.

The current Sanctuary, office, and Fellowship Hall were dedicated on November 29, 1964.

Pastor Gordon Narvesan accepted the call December 1965 and remained until August 1979.

In March 1980, Pastor Harry F. Biles accepted the call and remained until August 2001.

Major renovation of the existing structure began in 1986 and was completed February 1987.

In September 1989, Pastor John G. Lynch accepted a call as part-time Associate Pastor until July 2003.

In September 1995, the congregation adopted a new mission statement that re-energized Holy Trinity toward growth and outreach to the community.

On April 26, 1998, the congregation broke ground on the "Building to be a Blessing" project. This to increase furthering the mission.

On May 30, 1999, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church dedicated a new front to the facility, making HTLC an even more welcome place. This opened the narthex and added a prayer chapel, nursery, Welcome Center, and Holy Trinity Christian Day School classrooms.

Pastors Tom and Connie Miller currently serve Holy Trinity as co-pastors. Pastor Tom began his call in October 2003 and Pastor Connie began her call in January 2004.

Presently, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church continues to "Help Transform Lives in Christ."