The first Lutheran services in Genoa were conducted in the home of Mr. W. Teyler on July 14, 1878 by Rev. R. Richmann of Elgin. Before that time, Lutherans in Genoa had attended services in Sycamore, Belvidere or Hampshire. This new congregation realized that if they were to grow and prosper, they would need to build a church of their own. In 1881, they purchased two lots on North Washington...