Highlights
January 31, 1859 - Organization of St. Marks by the Rev. G. D. Bernheim, D.D. Pastor from 1861- 1865 with sixteen members
July, 1870 Cornerstone laying of 2nd church 510 North Tryon Street
July, 1872 Dedication of 2nd Church
January, 1885 Organization of Womens Missionary Society
October 31, 1885 Cornerstone laying of 3rd church 416 N. Tryon Street
October 31, 1890 Dedication of 3rd church
1890 - Organization of Ladies Aid Society
October 31, 1909 Golden Jubilee Celebration of Organization of St. Marks 50th Anniversary celebration
1909 Organization of Brotherhood of St. Marks
April 28, 1915 Organization of Luther League
1917 Celebration of 400th Anniversary of Protestant Reformation
November 15, 1919 Work begun on Education Building on 3rd church
January, 1920 Graded lessons introduced in Primary Department
March 7, 1920 Cornerstone laying of Education Building
November 1, 1920 First service in Educational Building
October 1, 1922 Reopening of redecorated church
January 21, 1923 New Constitution adopted by the congregation providing rotation in office of councilmen
January 24, 1924 Organization of Business Womens Group of W.M.S.
January, 1924 Graded lessons introduced in Junior and Intermediate Departments
January, 1925 Sunday School introduced full graded course
October 9, 1935 Golden Jubilee Convention Supper given by W.M.S.
October 27 31, 1935 50th Anniversary of cornerstone laying of 3rd church
1935 - 76th Anniversary of organization of St. Marks
1935 - 418th celebration of Protestant Reformation
1955 Purchase of parsonage 226 Huntley Place
1956 Purchase of new church site: Queens and Edgehill Roads
1957 Campaign for $300,000 for new church
1958 Addition of Associate Pastor to church staff
January 28 February 1, 1959 Celebration of St. Marks Centennial
September 11, 1960 Congregation moved into new and present home 1001 Queens Road
January 29, 1984 Combination of month long celebration of 125th Anniversary of St. Marks with worship service similar to 1859 liturgy and music
1990 Dedication of prayer garden an columbarium on Edgehill Road
1993 Partnership with Ascension Lutheran Church/Missouri Synod for Charlotte Lutheran School
1995 Improvements to organ and installation of second organ and trumpet-enchamade
1999 Ground breaking for new facilities
September 10, 2000 Dedication of the new church facilities
January 25, 2009 Kickoff for year long activities in celebration of St. Marks 150th Anniversary
OTHER HISTORICAL EVENTS IN 1859
James Buchanan is President elected in 1856
February 14, 1859 Oregon in admitted as the 33rd U.S. State
April 20, 1859 A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is published
April 25, 1859 Ground is broken for Suez Canal
June 30, 1859 Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope for the first time
July 1, 1859 Pikes Peak Gold Rush begins in the Colorado Territory
September 7, 1859 Big Ben becomes operational in London
October 16, 1859 John Brown raids the Harpers Ferry Armory in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in an unsuccessful bid to spark a general slave rebellion
October 26, 1859 The steamship, Royal Charter, is wrecked on the cost of Anglesey, Wales with 454 dead
November 1, 1859 The current Cape Lookout, lighthouse is lit for the first time
December 2, 1859 Militant leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia