Churches of Lackawanna County, PA

Lutheran Churches in Lackawanna County

 

Church

Status

Notes

Records

Christ Lutheran Church

830 Cedar Ave.

Scranton

Merged

(1972)

In 1972 the church merged with St. John’s Lutheran Church to become St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church.

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Emmanuel Lutheran Church

 

See Immanuel Lutheran Church

 

Grace Lutheran Church

1430 Mulberry St.

Scranton

Closed

(1931)

Organized in 1894.  New building opened in 1902.  In 1931, the church was forced to disband due to lack of finances and had been without a minister.  Overtures of mergers with St. Peter’s and St. John’s met with failure.  The building reverted to the Susquehanna Synod of Lutheran Churches of Eastern Pennsylvania.

 

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Corner Mulberry St. & Adams Ave.

Scranton

Merged

(1926)

Organized in 1882.  Merged with Zion Lutheran Church to become St. John’s Lutheran Church

 

Immanuel Lutheran Church

238 Reese St.

Scranton

Active

Affiliated with Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

At church and FHL Film No. 1671289 (1897-1933)

Peace Lutheran Church

2506 N. Main Ave.

Scranton

Active

Founded in 1917 as a German church.  Affiliated with Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

At church

St. John’s Evangelical

Lutheran Church

425 Jefferson Ave.

Scranton

Merged

(2005)

In 2005 the church merged with St. Mark’s Lutheran Church to form St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church.  The congregation retained the building on Jefferson Ave.

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St. John’s Lutheran Church

425 Jefferson Ave.

Scranton

Merged

(1972)

Puchased the building from Second Presbyterian Church after their merger with First Presbyterian Church.  In 1972, the church merged with Christ Lutheran Church to become St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

 

St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

435 Main St.

Archbald

Active

Affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

At church

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church

1525 Washburn St.

Scranton

Merged

(2005)

Founded in 1891 with a church building started by 1900.  In 2005, the church merged with St. John’s to form St. Matthew’s United Evangelical Lutheran Church. 

 

St. Matthew’s United Evangelical Lutheran Church

425 Jefferson Ave.

Scranton

Active

Affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

At church

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

1019 Wood St.

Scranton

Merged

(1927)

 

 

St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

47 S. Church St.

Carbondale

Closed

In 1926 the members voted to become part of St. John’s Lutheran Church

 

St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

1000 Taylor Ave.

Scranton

Active

Organized in 1868.  Affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

At church

St. Stephen’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

70 W. Lackawanna Ave.

Dickson City

 

Affiliated with Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.  It was originally a Slovak Church.

At church

Trinity Lutheran Church

205 W. Grove St.

Clarks Summit

Active

Affiliated with the National American Lutheran Church

At church

Zion German Lutheran Church

220 Mifflin Ave.

Scranton

Merged

(1926)

Organized in 1860, the oldest Lutheran church in Scranton.  Property was purchased from a Welsh Baptist congregation.  Merged with Holy Trinity Lutheran Church to become St. John’s Lutheran Church.

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Closed

 

 

 Contributed by Tom Price, 2021


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