Grace Lutheran Church

Grace Lutheran Church officially came into being on March 29, 1959, the result of mission planting efforts begun by Army Chaplains from nearby Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and the mission developer and first Pastor, the Rev. Harold Tessmann. Pastor Tessmann was called by the then Western District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod to begin work establishing a Lutheran congregation in Clarksville (prior to this there was no Lutheran congregation from Paducah, Kentucky, to Nashville, Tennessee). Preparation for this day formally began on Sunday, October 5, 1958, when some forty-eight people met at Fort Campbell to begin a two week effort canvassing, calling on prospective families, and getting out publicity about the new mission.