First Lutheran Church

1st Lutheran was set up in 1863, by German Lutheran settlers, as the 1st Lutheran church in the city of Green Bay. 1st Lutheran currently consists of about 220 individuals, and is a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) a Bible-based church body of about 394, 000 individuals working together in 1, 276 churches throughout the 50 states and in 12 countries around the world. 1st Lutheran's present facilities were dedicated in 1957. The Gothic-style building features a bell tower decorated with carvings of the four Evangelists.