Posted by david on Jul 16, 2018

Spring 2018 Newsletter

March 12, 2018 marked the 284th anniversary (1734) of the landing of 37 Protestant families in Savannah, Georgia following their expulsion from Salzburg, Austria, by Prince-Archbishop Firmian.

Posted by david on Aug 11, 2012

Boltzius Statue

The statue of Rev. Johann Martin Boltzius was placed on this pedestal as the Salzburgers mark the 275th anniversary of their forefathers’ arrival in Georgia during the 2009 annual Heritage Day celebration.

Posted by david on Dec 5, 2012

Jerusalem Lutheran Church

Jerusalem Lutheran Church is the oldest continuous worshipping Lutheran Church in America. Established in 1733, Jerusalem is located along the Savannah River near Rincon, GA in a settlement known as New Ebenezer. The first Sunday School in Georgia was held in 1734 and the first orphanage was built in 1737.

Posted by david on Dec 5, 2013

Jerusalem Church Cemetery

Notes from the recent rededication:

Prayers for those who died long ago filled the sanctuary and grounds of Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church on Saturday during services held for those buried in at least 250 unmarked graves outside the walls of the church’s cemetery.

Posted by david on Aug 27, 2014

Salzburger House

The Salzburger house was built in 1755 on a site near Jerusalem  Church Cemetery.  It was built of local pine cut into boards at a water powered sawmill located on the creek at old Ebenezer. The foundation blocks for this house was hewn from heart of the longneedle pine that is impregnated with resinous material that resist rot. It was removed from the village in the late 1800′ It was returned to...