Historical Marker

Lutheran Church Of The Ascension

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1960

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The Story

Georgia's oldest Lutheran congregation traces to 1741, when Pastor Bolzius organized Savannah's German Lutherans, an offshoot of the Salzburger Protestant exiles who founded Ebenezer upriver; the present sanctuary was built in 1843.

About this site

Lutheran Church Of The Ascension is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1960. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0780, -81.0919 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wright Square (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Tomo-Chi-Chi's Grave, Savannah's First Burying Ground, and Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.0780, -81.0919 · Savannah, Chatham County

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