Letter to the editor: Remembering Holy Trinity Church and Swedish Lutherans

Your article regarding the church on Chestnut Street in Greensburg was disappointing (“Former churches are finding new life after religious calling,” Nov. 26, TribLIVE). Although a small church, it once had a vibrant, active congregation of Swedish Lutherans. In fact, the service was performed in Swedish in the beginning. It held an annual smorgasbord that lasted for two days and was attended by many Greensburgers, including the local police and officials from the courthouse. Anderson’s Market in Southwest Greensburg provided many of the Swedish specialties.

It was a beautiful church with a statue of Jesus that is now at Seton Hill.

Sadly, I know you are not able to print all this information. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, a 125-year-old church, deserves to have some of its history told and not simply be “Calvary Chapel.”

The old Swedes are rolling over in their graves.

Hannelore Miller

Hempfield