Shanesville Lutheran Church, Sugarcreek, Ohio

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SHANESVILLE LUTHERAN CHURCH

Shanesville Lutheran Church is a "traditional" and "forward looking" Lutheran congregation located in the heart of the small "Swiss Village" of Sugarcreek, Ohio. "The church had its beginning about 1820, when Rev. Abraham Snyder, of New Philadelphia was called into this part of the country to minister unto the people of the Lutheran faith . ." as written by W.H Baker in his historical essay "History of the Evangelical Lutheran Church" for the Shanesville 1914 Centennial Book.

Abraham Shane, the father of the town of "Shanesville" donated a lot for a German school and meeting house. It is believed that Rev. Snyder moved to a small farm between Shanesville and Ragersville in 1824, and also served as pastor to the Seltenright Church near Ragersville and the Lutheran Church at New Bedford.

"In 1828 a new log church building was erected on the hill above Shanesville at the west end of the old cemetery, by the Lutherans and the Reformed." Rev Snyder continued to pastor the congregation until September 23, 1834 when he died and was buried in the Shanesville Cemetery near the church. A new marker was placed on Rev. Snyder's grave as a part of Shanesville's 175th Anniversary Celebration which was celebrated in 2007. The anniversary theme was "Faithfulness: Past, Present, and Future".

The present day building (sanctuary) was built in 1849 with an addition being added in 1916. A social hall, kitchen and and educational rooms were added in 1978. In 1981-82, major renovations were done to the front entrance of the original building. It was rebricked (for the third time) to match the social hall and a new bell tower was added.

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