St. Peter Lutheran Church (Schaumburg, Illinois)

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202 East Schaumburg Road
Schaumburg, IL 60194
(847) 885-3350
church.stpeterlcms.com/

Religious and community center for more than 150 years.
Build in 1862-63, while the Civil War was still raging.
85 feet long, 40 feet wide, and 22 feet high at the eaves with a 127 foot steeple.
Dedication took place on November 4, 1863.
Later a 1,600 pound bell was added to call the worshipers to services.
Lightning struck the church steeple on July 11, 1904, and set it on fire. The fire, which burned slowly downward, was extin­guished by bucket brigade. But the steeple was destroyed and had to be rebuilt, and the organ had to be replaced.
In 1956 the Men's Club re­placed the bell and memorialized the founders of the congre­gation by placing it as a monu­ment on the front lawn of the church.