HISTORY
 

About First Lutheran Church:

On January 6, 1974, the Reverend P. Arthur Juergensen began services at Al and Sally Plusch's house.  Services were held at All Saints Episcopal Church, Mount Hope Community Center and Lower Marlboro Church.  On October 3, 1976, twenty-five families celebrated Charter Member Sunday, establishing the presence of the first Lutheran church in Calvert County.The year 1979 began a very significant period for the church.  The congregation called a pastor, Vicar Harold R. Hoeferkamp, who became the first full-time past or.  On September 7, 1980, Vicar Hoeferkamp was ordained as a pastor of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and installed as pastor of First Lutheran Church.  God continued to bless our ministry as we worshipped at Mount Hope Community Center, growing our church family to 178 Baptized members.

On October 3, 1982, our church family met for the first time in our new facilities to worship our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  By God's grace, we experienced continual growth under the spiritual leadership of Rev. Harold Hoeferkamp (1980-1986), Rev. R. Beachboard (1986-1987), Rev. Robert Hinz (1987-1991), Rev. John Kassouf (1991-May 2000), and Rev. F. Paul Liersemann (Feb. 2002-Present). 

Today, our church family has grown to over 600 baptized souls. In 1997, we dedicated our present worship and fellowship facilities. During 2003, a 24’x40’ mobile unit was added to house our growing youth ministry. On September 12, 2004, we celebrated the remodeling of the upper and lower levels of our first building to facilitate the increased enrollment of our Sunday School, Little Lambs Preschool, and adult education ministries. New hymnals and a grand piano were also purchased to enhance our worship services. During the latter part of 2006, a new sound system was installed in the sanctuary. The Music Ministry also initiated the purchasing of the 2006 edition of Lutheran Service Book to replace the Lutheran Worship hymnals.

With the continuing growth of our preschool and education classes, an additional 24’x54’ mobile unit was purchased and dedicated. As we look "Forward in Faith", we are beginning to embrace the vision for the development of our adjacent six acres of property to meet the needs of our community as we joyfully proclaim God's Word and enthusiastically share Christ's love!

An additional history from 30th anniversary " Brief History of First Lutheran Church "