Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church

Historic church in North Dakota, United States

United States historic place


Evangelisch Lutheraner Dreieinigkeit Gemeinde
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


46°30′11″N 101°58′0″W / 46.50306°N 101.96667°W / 46.50306; -101.96667
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1902-1905^[2]
Built by	Bellman, Henry
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	09000530^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 9, 2009

Evangelisch Lutheraner Dreieinigkeit Gemeinde, or Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church is near New Leipzig, North Dakota. It has also been known as Trinity Heupel Church and as Heupel Church. The church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2009 ^[3]

History

The church was founded by immigrants who were Germans from Russia. The NRHP listing included one contributing building and one contributing object.^[1] It was built by Henry Bellman and others during 1902–1905 in Late Gothic Revival style.^[2]^[1]

In 1959 the church building was sold. In 1961 former members of the Trinity Lutheran Church purchased it and the land around it as a memorial landmark renaming it "Trinity Heupel Church". The church is now used for weddings, funerals, and an annual potluck meal.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Old Trinity Heupel Church". Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
^ "Old Trinity Heupel Church". City of New Leipzig, North Dakota. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ "Trinity Heupel Church History". City of New Leipzig, North Dakota. Retrieved February 1, 2020.