The Churches
of Whiteside County IL


German Evangelical
Lyndon IL


The German Evangelical Church was organized in 1884, under the guidance of the Reverend Frederick Lussky. First meetings were held in a Lyndon school house. A small church (20 by 30 feet) was built on land donated by Frank Hayen, on the southwest quarter of section 6. In October of 1906, a larger church was built on the same site. in 1913, that church was taken down and later rebuilt in Morrison, later being named St. Peters Lutheran Church.

Contributed by LeRoy G. Sundin

According to Whiteside County Recorders Record Book 120 pages 407 & 408 the corporate name of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lyndon was "The First German Evangelical Lutheran Congregation UAC of Lyndon Township. The Certificate of Organization is signed by Julius Brandt, as secretary, dated 23 Apr 1889 showing that the members formed the church on 7 Apr 1889.

Contributed by Larry A. Calvo

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