Trinity Lutheran Church was formed in 1890 by German immigrants emmigrating from Lower Manhattan. As the ferries and bridges started to open and connect Astoria and Long Island City with Manhattan, Trinity prospered. Services were originally conducted in German but switched to English by the 1920s. Every Advent, a special German Christmas service is held at Trinity in honor of our roots.
The current church building opened in 1927 and is listed on the National Register for Historic Places. Containing a historic Skinner organ, beautiful wood carving, and elaborate stain glass windows, Trinity, as a building, is a gorgeous neo-Gothic building.
But our congregation is more than just a historic building! We are a congregation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America with an extremely diverse membership that reflects our multicultural neighborhood! Our congregation contains members from many different countries, ethnicities, racial groups, and sexaul orientations. Young families baptize their children here, twenty and thirty year olds form lasting friendships, and long time members serve as a foundation to our welcoming community.
Limbo at our Annual Halloween Party
Santa stops by our Christmas Sale
Blessing of the Animals
Easter 2009
Halloween 2009
Halloween 2009
William Easterling
William Easterling has been the Organist and Choir Director since October 2007.
William, or Bill, holds degrees in Organ and Vocal Performance from Baylor University, and a Master's Degree in Sacred Music at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ. He comes to us from Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, where he held the post of Organ Scholar/Assistant Organist.