Advent Lutheran Church

The next church on this tour has a very familiar theme to Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. The only big difference here is the years that they were established. But again, at the same time, these congregations and their backstories are very intertwined with one another regarding their faith and lives.

Gustav A. Bonerner, was another immigrant that helped establish the church in 1909. Offered the church's members the land that the church sits on today to build a new church due to structural problems. The members brought the land with a stipulation that they built along with the new church, a tower valued at less than $5,000. Since the congregation of this church was very young, it began at once to build the church with unique sets that make the church very original today. The church is constructed of trailed rock-faced ashler limestone in the English-Gothic style from England. Due to Cedarburg's heavily German immigrant and German-American influence and heavy connections with Lutheranism. It would be the first church in Cedarburg to offer and administrate services in English and German, again due to Cedarburg consisting of German immigrants and German-Americans. An educational center in the rear of the church was added in 1962. in 1984, another addition was made to the church, which featured, and still features, a well-placed matched stone that added to the church in 1984.

The reason why residents of the town wanted to have sermons conducted in English instead of German, was because of their children growing up in the United States and being influenced by its culture. The establishment of the church, and its accommodation of English, was done with the help of Rev. A.C. Anda who was part of the General Counsel Of The Evangelical Lutheran Church and Rev. W.K. Frick of Redeemer Lutheran church that was established in Milwaukee. Rev. Frick preached the church's first sermon there on the first Sunday of Advent. The members of the church however, chose the name Evangelical Lutheran Church Of The Advent. Sometimes, in later years, some congregations and other members would call it the English Lutheran Church. The church would be officially named as Advent on May 24th, 1904, and is still named Advent to this day.

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