Lexington County · Marker 32-29

St. Peter's (Meetze's) Lutheran Church

1130 St. Peter's Church Rd., Lexington vicinity

Front inscription

This church, organized in 1780, held services in German and English until 1874. In 1835 it aligned with the Tennessee Synod and remained in it until 1922, when St. Peter's reunited with the South Carolina Synod. This 1953 sanctuary is the fourth house of worship. Among St. Peter's most prominent ministers were Revs. John Yost Meetze, who served 1810-33, and J.A. Cromer, who served 1883-1921.

County
Lexington
Region
Midlands
City or vicinity
Lexington vicinity
Year approved
1998
Erected by
The Congregation
Coordinates
34.0049, -81.3036

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