Holy Cross Lutheran Church

Holy Cross Lutheran Church started as a mission of Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church of Detroit, which was situated at West Chicago and Stoepel. Hope, which was one of the biggest Lutheran Churches in Michigan, noted that a number of their members were leaving the city of Detroit and moving W to the suburbs. So, without aid from the Synod, Hope Church bought ten acres in Livonia and built what is now the chapel of Holy Cross Church. On June 8, 1958, they dedicated this 1st unit and called the church Hope Lutheran Extension. Hope's three pastors took turns serving the Livonia branch.