Hebron Lutheran Church is the oldest continuously operating Lutheran church in the United States. The congregation was established by members of the Second Germanna Colony of 1717. These immigrants from the Palatinate and Baden-Wuerrttemberg area of Germany were among the early settlers of Madison County.
The first church building was a simple log house. In 1733, the congregation acquired a permanent pastor and began raising funds for a new building. Construction of the 50 feet long by 26 feet wide church was completed in 1740. An annex was added on around 1800, and the building underwent substantial restoration in 1962
The church is situated on a knoll surrounded by open farmland. The cemetery in front of the church dates from 1903.
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