Saxon immigrants established a new church in North America (the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod – LCMS), made up of 12 Pastors and 14 Congregations, meeting April 26, 1847 at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chicago.

A little history from the First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church website:

In the midst of a heavy blizzard in 1843, nine men and several women met at a grocery store on the corner of Franklin and Lake Streets to organize a congregation. Saint Paul was chosen as the name for the new congregation, and five men were asked to select and obtain a building lot.

The Missouri Synod was organized at First Saint Paul’s in the spring of 1847, and Pastor Selle of First St. Paul’s became a member. The place of worship was relocated to the courthouse at Clark and Randolph.

A new modest chapel was built on Grand Avenue, between Franklin and Wells Streets at the cost of $400, and dedicated on July 15, 1849.