CHURCH HISTORY
Third Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America, a
denomination of over 11,000
congregations and 5-million
people across the country.
Third began in 1880 in the Butchertown area as a Sunday School ministry out of First Lutheran Church downtown. In 1886 Third Lutheran Church was officially organized as a congregation and located in its first building on Story Avenue. In 1931 the congregation moved to its current building on Frankfort Avenue, across the street form the Kentucky School for the Blind.
Like most congregations in our area, we experienced a decrease in size of the congregation over the past couple of decades. We are now on a growing trend as we seek to intentionally reach out to the community around us. As we grow in numbers, we also are growing in diversity. Our membership spans a wide range of ages, occupations, education, economic levels, and previous religious experiences.
