Claremont
North Carolina
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St.Mark Luthern Church
History
It was on the first Sunday after Trinity, June 13th, 1887, that a group of 60 people gathered to sit on boards laid across stumps in the center of the small town of Claremont, North Carolina and became a charter member of the congregation they called St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, which remains the legal name of this congregation.
Land on Main Street was purchased from Adolphus and Mary Sigmon and James W. and Pauline Sigmon for the sum of $50. The first church was a white frame building with seperate entrances for males and females, completed in 1892. The congregation was a member of the Lutheran Church - Ohio Synod. Later it became a part of the American Lutheran Church, which in 1988 merged with other Lutheran churches to become the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA.)
In 1924 the congregation voted to build a new church of brick. The new building was dedicated on December 21, 1924. In 1927 the basement was dedicated for Sunday School rooms and on Christmas night, 1929, it was consumed by fire; everything was lost except the pulpit Bible and some wicker furniture. Jacob Sigmon immediately drew up plans for another church and members volunteered countless hours of labor plus materials such as trees for lumber, and the third building, still standing, was built for $40,000 and dedicated on June 22, 1930.
Mission Statement
St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church is a congregation of believers who are called by God through the Redeeming Love of Jesus Christ to be God's People in this place at this point in time. Through the Sacred Scriptures, which is the Word of God, and the Sacraments, the Holy Spirit nurtures us in Faith, Commitment and Service.
Our response to God's call is to:
Give praise and thanksgiving through regular worship
Strengthen our congregation as a loving forgiving and serving family
Increase our understanding of God's will through study and dialogue
Go forth in proclamation of God's Salvation through word and witness
Be God's servants and ministries to all people
Share willingly of our means
Give sacrificially of our time, talents and treasures for the support and advancement of God's Kingdom here and for eternity.
It was on the first Sunday after Trinity, June 13th, 1887, that a group of 60 people gathered to sit on boards laid across stumps in the center of the small town of Claremont, North Carolina and became a charter member of the congregation they called St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, which remains the legal name of this congregation.
Land on Main Street was purchased from Adolphus and Mary Sigmon and James W. and Pauline Sigmon for the sum of $50. The first church was a white frame building with seperate entrances for males and females, completed in 1892. The congregation was a member of the Lutheran Church - Ohio Synod. Later it became a part of the American Lutheran Church, which in 1988 merged with other Lutheran churches to become the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA.)
In 1924 the congregation voted to build a new church of brick. The new building was dedicated on December 21, 1924. In 1927 the basement was dedicated for Sunday School rooms and on Christmas night, 1929, it was consumed by fire; everything was lost except the pulpit Bible and some wicker furniture. Jacob Sigmon immediately drew up plans for another church and members volunteered countless hours of labor plus materials such as trees for lumber, and the third building, still standing, was built for $40,000 and dedicated on June 22, 1930.
Mission Statement
St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church is a congregation of believers who are called by God through the Redeeming Love of Jesus Christ to be God's People in this place at this point in time. Through the Sacred Scriptures, which is the Word of God, and the Sacraments, the Holy Spirit nurtures us in Faith, Commitment and Service.
Our response to God's call is to:
Give praise and thanksgiving through regular worship
Strengthen our congregation as a loving forgiving and serving family
Increase our understanding of God's will through study and dialogue
Go forth in proclamation of God's Salvation through word and witness
Be God's servants and ministries to all people
Share willingly of our means
Give sacrificially of our time, talents and treasures for the support and advancement of God's Kingdom here and for eternity.