325 the Council of Nicea. (Niciene Creed )

Nicene Creed A creed that was the result of the Council of Nicaea in ad 325. While early forms of the Apostles’ Creed (Known as the Old roman Creed) may have predated it, this was the first creed to be officially recognized by an ecumenical council. It was later revised at the Council of Constantinople in 381, and this revised version is sometimes referred to as the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, but more commonly is simply called the Nicene Creed.

341 Earliest known copy of the Apostles Creed. Unlike in the Eastern church, where local baptismal creeds slowly gave way to the Nicene Creed, the Apostles’ Creed maintained its authority and widespread use, supported especially by its place in Western baptismal liturgies. As early as Rufinus’s exposition of the Old Roman Creed in 404 and most likely earlier, the legend was propagated of the Creed’s apostolic origins, where each apostle contributed a separate article. It is more accurate to say that the Creed reflects the appropriation of apostolic teaching by the early church.

The earliest written form of this creed is found in a letter that Marcellus of Ancyra wrote in Greek to Julius, the bishop of Rome, about ad 341.

The text of the Apostles’ Creed took its present shape in the eighth century. It represents a final redaction of the Old Roman Creed, first attested in the West in

622 Mohammed founded Islam. 1054 C.E. Greek Christians in the East (Eastern Orthodox ) Split with the. mm West ( at the time Roman Catholics )

1450 Gutenberg invents first moveable type printing. Changes distribution of. Both money and Ideas.

1483 Martin Luther Born

1505 Luthers Encounter with a storm. And pledged to become a monk.

1507 Luther Ordained as priest

1517 Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses against the abuse of Roman Catholic indulgences which resulted in the beginning of the reformation and resulted in establishment of. “Protestants”.

1520 - Papal Bull demanding Luthers recanting of his positions on Indulgences and Holy Communion. ( Luther said laity should get wine. )

1521 Second Papal bull Banning Luther. Refusal to recall and encouraging others to follow his example.

Spring of 1521. Diet of Worms

May 4 1521. Luther kinapped leaving Worms as he was returning to Wittenbug. Taken to Wartburg castle. Grew a beard and assumed the name “Night George”. Soldiers guarded the castle. Only a few trusted friends knew he was alive.

May 26, 1521. Edict of Worms declared Luther guilty of high treason and demanded his capture.

Page 2 of 6 1522. Against advise Luther returned to Wittenberg to preach still disguised as “Knight George” Luther publishes New Testament translation into German

June 13, 1525. Luther and Katherine of Bora were married. (Martin 42 Katherine 26) {Children Hans 1526; Elizabeth 1527; Magdalena 1529; Margareth 1534. }

1528 First Lutheran in Latin America (Venezuela) First Lutheran Church in Denmark (became the national church in 1537)

1530 Emperor Charles V Called for a Diet in Augsburg June 25, 1530 Augsburg Confession read before the Emperor and the Diet.

1545-1563 (with interruptions). Council of Trent Establishment of the Jesuit order Affirmed Catholic position of Peter as the first Pope Sin only overcome by the merits of Christ rejected Justification by faith alone’ Diet of Worms agrees to treaty with the Turks.

February 1564. Luthers Death

1564 Papal bull by Pius IV Sanctioned the decisions of the council and labeled them as a formal rejection of Protestantism.

1564 First time the Name Lutheran applied to Settlers in North America (Florida)

Page 3 of 6 1580 Publishing of .

1638 First Lutherans in Delaware and New York.

1748 Henry Melchior Muhlenberg organizes ministerium in Philadelphia

1750 Lutherans could be found almost everywhere on the east coast of the American Colonies.

1748 Henry Melchior Muhlenberg called an Official assembly of German Lutherans in Philadelphia. 1781 The Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium in North America was formed.

1818 The Ohio Synod was constituted.

1820 The General Synod in America as organized.

1826. Founding of Gettysburg Seminary.

1847 Missouri Synod formed as separatist group.

1890 Norwegian Church in America Formed

1892 Wisconsin Synod formed

1918 Formation of National Lutheran Council USA

1919 Establishment of Vatican City in Rome

1947 Lutheran World Federation Formed.

1950 National Council of Churches formed.

Page 4 of 6 1960. Formation of the in America. Headquarters in

1962. Formation of the Lutheran Church in America. Headquarters in Detroit

1973 Lutheran Church _ Missouri Synod splits over the inspiration of Scripture Seminex -(Seminary in Exile) splits off of in St. Louis

1988 Three Lutheran Churches. American Lutheran Church, Lutheran Church in America and The Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches merged to form the ELCA.

1999 Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification with Catholic Church.

A timeline for Covenant 1814 32 German immigrants met in a barn on Heck Hill Road. It is the current location of Spring Grove Cemetery. They became Salem Lutheran Church and German Reformed Union Church.. They constructed a log building in 1821 to serve both groups for 30 years. Rev. Henry Heineke was the and he also served a church in Urbana.

1824 Rev John Pencce was installed as pastor for the German Reformed Union Church

1824 The Salem congregation called pastor George Klapp. There was disagreement among members as some wanted the service to be in English.

Page 5 of 6 1843 ??? A new brick church was built at 103 South Church St.

1860 The congregation moved into St. Paris and called themselves Zion Evengelical Lutheran Church.

At the same time some of the congregation split off to become St. John Lutheran Church meeting at 310 North Church St.

Spring 1846 - Zerkle Lutheran Church was founded in a barn on the banks of Chapman Creek. Of the 63 chartered members, 31 were named Zerkle

The first house of worship was built on land donated by Zerkle, near what is now Coffin Station and Terre Haute Roads. Rev. Adam Helwig Served as pastor from 1846-1857 The congregation worshipped here for more than 50 years.

1896 Rev, George Schnur called as pastor.

December 1900, a new building located in Thackery, near what is now Route 55 & Kite Road was dedicated.

1979 Zerkle Lutheran Church in Thackery merged with Zion and 1980 the name was changed to Covenant Lutheran Church with Rev. Frank Gross.

And Here we are.

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