First Location

500 Mathews
Fort Collins, CO

Current Location

Trinity Lutheran Church
301 E. Stuart
St. Fort Collins, CO 80525
970.482.1226

History

American Lutheran Church was organized on 24 June 1938 when, under the leadership of the Rev. Conrad H. Becker, 46 families of second-generation Volga Germans left Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

German Evangelical Immanuel Congregational Church was organized on 10 September 1910.

The congregation constructed a wood-frame building on Bruse Street. A new worship facility was built in 1927 on the northwest corner of Clifton and Everett Streets.

In 1955, the congregation became affiliated with the United Church of Christ.

Since 2008, it has been affiliated with the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference.

Zion Lutheran Church was established in 1900.

Zion Lutheran is affiliated with the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS).

Zion Congregational Church was established in 1922.

Zion Congregational Church is affiliated with the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference (CCCC).

In the fall of 1899, a small group gathered in a house on "G" Street in Fresno. A few weeks later, the meetings were moved to the Armenian Social Hall. On 12 March 1900, thirty-eight of those gathered decided officially to organize a congregation under the name of the Evangelical Zion Congregational Church. Most of them were Lutheran, but it was the German Congregational Conference that was able to assist with the building of a church building, so they joined that group.

This congregation was organized by Volga German immigrants on 20 November 1904 as the Evangelical Lutheran Wartburg Congregation. A church building was erected in 1905 under the leadership of Rev. Feich.

The Wartburg Lutheran Church was demolished with the construction of Highway 99 through Fresno.

At the suggestion of the Rev. John Lich, a pastor in Friend, Nebraska, a letter was written to Mr. Jacob Legler of Straub, Russia, to come to Fresno to help establish a congregation for the people there. Mr. Legler was the parochial school teacher in Straub and the assistant to the pastor there. The invitation was accepted, and he arrived on 10 August 1891. A congregation was organized on 15 March 1892 with 85 members. The name chosen was "Evangelical Lutheran Cross Church," although the congregation was affiliated with the German Congregational fellowship. Mr.

The history of the Biola German Congregational Church can be traced to Volga German families who began meeting in 1918-1919 under the leadership of The Rev. C. Richert. They constructed a building which was moved to Biola in 1920-1921 and located just north of where the present church. It was used into the late 1950s.

Originally, the Biola Congregational Church was affiliated with the General Conference of the German Congregational Churches of North America. Today, the congregation is affiliated with the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference.