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Image 1 of 1: The First Lutheran Church on Eighth Avenue was constructed in 1951 under the guidance of the Reverend Dr. I. W. Gernert (1889-1964) and designed by the Nashville architectural firm of Marr & Holman. The congregation moved from their home on Fifth Avenue, which was a church acquired from First Baptist in 1885. The First Lutheran Church is the oldest Lutheran congregation in Nashville. Six of the twelve Gothic stained glass windows were brought from the Fifth Avenue location and the additional six were added during construction. The pulpit and lectern also came from the old church. The Sudekum Memorial Chapel was dedicated later in 1955. The Schantz organ was installed in 1963, and the nave was renovated in 1992. As of 2019, the congregation remained in at this location.
The First Lutheran Church on Eighth Avenue was constructed in 1951 under the guidance of the Reverend Dr. I. W. Gernert (1889-1964) and designed by the Nashville architectural firm of Marr & Holman. The congregation moved from their home on Fifth Avenue, which was a church acquired from First Baptist in 1885. The First Lutheran Church is the oldest Lutheran congregation in Nashville. Six of the twelve Gothic stained glass windows were brought from the Fifth Avenue location and the additional six were added during construction. The pulpit and lectern also came from the old church. The Sudekum Memorial Chapel was dedicated later in 1955. The Schantz organ was installed in 1963, and the nave was renovated in 1992. As of 2019, the congregation remained in at this location.

The First Lutheran Church on Eighth Avenue was constructed in 1951 under the guidance of the Reverend Dr. I. W. Gernert (1889-1964) and designed by the Nashville architectural firm of Marr & Holman. The congregation moved from their home on Fifth Avenue, which was a church acquired from First Baptist in 1885. The First Lutheran Church is the oldest Lutheran congregation in Nashville. Six of the twelve Gothic stained glass windows were brought from the Fifth Avenue location and the additional six were added during construction. The pulpit and lectern also came from the old church. The Sudekum Memorial Chapel was dedicated later in 1955. The Schantz organ was installed in 1963, and the nave was renovated in 1992. As of 2019, the congregation remained in at this location.

First Lutheran Church

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The First Lutheran Church on Eighth Avenue was constructed in 1951 under the guidance of the Reverend Dr. I. W. Gernert (1889-1964) and designed by the Nashville architectural firm of Marr & Holman. The congregation moved from their home on Fifth Avenue, which was a church acquired from First Baptist in 1885. The First Lutheran Church is the oldest Lutheran congregation in Nashville. Six of the twelve Gothic stained glass windows were brought from the Fifth Avenue location and the additional six were added during construction. The pulpit and lectern also came from the old church. The Sudekum Memorial Chapel was dedicated later in 1955. The Schantz organ was installed in 1963, and the nave was renovated in 1992. As of 2019, the congregation remained in at this location.

Title First Lutheran Church
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Kayleigh Whitman, Vanderbilt University Student; June 2019
Date 1951
Address 113 Eighth Avenue S, Nashville, TN 37203
Type Building
Coverage Area 1
Source Marr & Holman, architectural firm
Contributor Reverend Dr. I.W. Gernert
Subject Architecture; Downtown; Post-World War II; Religion
Keywords Buildings, Churches, Lutheran, German, First Lutheran Church
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0