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Augustus Lutheran Church

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Augustus Lutheran Church, 717 West Main Street, Trappe (Montgomery County, Pennsylvaina)
Augustus Lutheran Church, 717 West Main Street, Trappe (Montgomery County, Pennsylvaina)

Augustus Lutheran Church is a historic church and Lutheran congregation at 717 West Main Street in Trappe, Pennsylvania. Consecrated in 1745, it is the oldest extant Lutheran church building in the United States. It continues to be used by the founding congregation for services on Christmas Eve and during the summer. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1967.

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Augustus Lutheran Church
East 7th Avenue,

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Augustus Lutheran Church

East 7th Avenue
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Pennsylvania, United States
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Augustus Lutheran Church, 717 West Main Street, Trappe (Montgomery County, Pennsylvaina)
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