German Lutheran Christmas Service In Mount Prospect December 22nd

St. Paul Lutheran Church at 100 S. School St. in Mount Prospect is hosting its 8th annual German language Christmas service on Saturday, December 22nd at 5:99 p.m. This is the congregations eighth annual German Christmas Service and it draws worshipers from across the northwest suburbs. While the traditional Lutheran service will be conducted in German, an English translation of the sermon will be provided. Musical selections will be provided by the German-American Singers of Chicago Choir.

St. Paul Lutheran Church was founded in 1912, by German farmers and small business owners residing in the area that was soon to become Mount Prospect. Many of the village's founding families, like the Busses, Meyns and Willes, were early members of congregation. St. Paul was originally a satellite church of St. John Lutheran which in 1848, was the first Lutheran church established in Elk Grove Township. St. Paul held services in German until the mid 1930's and the congregation's Lutheran school taught the German language until the late 1970's. In 2011 'the church reintroduced a German Christmas Service as a kickoff to the congregation's 100th anniversary. The service was so well received by the members, and the broader community, that it was decided to turn it into an annual tradition. Senior Kris Whitby noted that the service "is not just for German speakers but for all who would like to experience Christmas worship in the tradition of our area's earliest settlers.