User:Goldencoin/St. Peter's Lutheran Church Kinde, Michigan

Introduction

 * St. Peter’s Lutheran Church is a church located in Kinde, Michigan. It is a member of the Michigan District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

History

 * The church has its roots in the ghost town of Port Crescent, Michigan. In 1844, Rev. W. Swartz of Ruth, Michigan organizes the area Lutherans and ultimately founds the church under the name of The German Evangelical Lutheran St. Peters Church of Port Crescent in 1873. Services were held in private homes. In 1893, the congregation, under Rev. E. Berner, purchases the All Saints Episcopalian Church, built 1885. In 1907, the businessmen of Kinde, Michigan offered the congregation $130 and a plot of land to relocate their Church to their town. They accepted and the Church was moved from Port Crescent. From then to present, the church was served by many Pastors and joined with Zion Lutheran Church in 1950. The addition of a hall was completed in 2005. In 2010, the church served as a scene in the movie This Must be the Place starring Sean Penn.

Present

 * Today, St. Peter's Lutheran Church is Served by Pastor David Putz, from Lapeer, Michigan. The church has 121 baptized members with 56 congregants on an average Sunday.