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The History of Advent Lutheran Church

In 1984 Grace Lutheran Church of Hartville and St John Lutheran Church of Uniontown united to become one congregation. Prior to that time, the two churches had long standing traditions of ministry and mission in their communities dating back to the early 1800s.  But the Holy Spirit was up to something new.  The people of St John and Grace were open to the guiding of the Holy Spirit.  In the process, of the merger, several names were suggested for this new congregation.  The name that was selected was Advent Lutheran Church.

The name Advent was chosen because it spoke of the heart of this new family of believers.  “We will bring the spirit of Christ to the [expanded] community.  We will be in a new congregation witnessing for Christ…”

In 2015, Advent continued to be led by the Holy Spirit as it embarked on the “Growing our Faith” initiative.  This expansion allowed more restrooms, along with Sunday school classrooms to be added and the addition of the infant toddler rooms to our church’s outreach ministry, Adventure Place Preschool.

Join us on the journey as we seek to be a vital presence and asset to the community by bringing Christ to others through love and service.