Congregation founded in 1862 by 45 German families. The church was erected in 1891 by Henry Lemster and his son Charles. A fire gutted the building in 1975. Marks can still be seen on the altar and pews. Immanuel Lutheran Church congregation moved to a new site on Glendale Blvd. The building was renamed the Heritage Lutheran Church and hosts an active congregation. An undated old photo shows a taller steeple and a two story parsonage adjacent to the church hall, which is no longer extant. ibid, Neeley A photo from the courthouse tower northward, c. 1900, shows the taller steeple on the church. ibid, Neeley; pg 77 The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Sources

• Mullins, Lanette; Images of America; Valparaiso – Looking Back, Moving Forward; Arcadia Publishing; Chicago, Illinois; 2002
• Neeley, George E.; City of Valparaiso, A Pictorial History; G. Bradley Publishing, Inc.; St. Louis, Missouri; 1989; pg.
• Porter County Interim Report, Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory; Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana; July 1991