A few years before the start of the Civil War, several Lutheran families from the Shenandoah Valley crossed the Blue Ridge mountains and settled in Madison County, near Rochelle. At first, the nearest Lutheran church was over 10 miles away but in 1866, a Lutheran pastor arrived and began holding services in the old Methodist church in the village of Rochelle. In 1875, the congregation began to raise funds to build a church. A one acre lot was donated and the corner stone was laid on July 13, 1879. By the fall of that year, the building was complete and the dedication was held on November 2, 1879.
Click here to see last Sunday's church, which is just across the road.
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| Undated photograph of Mt Nebo Church taken prior to 1908 |
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