Sitka Lutheran Church-Elca

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This church was founded in the 1840's resultant from the Russian-American Co. bringing Governor Etolen to Sitka with his Lutheran wife precipitatin the building simultaneously of the Russian Orthodox Catheral of St. Michael as well as Sitka Lutheran Church directly across the street. It was the first Lutheran church and pipe organ on the west coast of America.This church was founded in the 1840's resultant from the Russian-American Co. bringing Governor Etolen to Sitka with his Lutheran wife precipitatin the building simultaneously of the Russian Orthodox Catheral of St. Michael as well as Sitka Lutheran Church directly across the street. It was the first Lutheran church and pipe organ on the west coast of America.