By Bob Wessel
This is the first in a series of articles on the early Christian churches founded in the county in the 19th century.
The first permanent pioneer settlement in Lenawee County was established, May 21, 1824. Thirty people came together and formed a community at the site that was to become Tecumseh. All but one couple which was from Boston had travelled together from their previous homes in Jefferson County, New York. The Boston couple joined the party at Detroit.
All toll, there were 15 men, four women and 11 children. It was common for many settlements to begin with a contingent of settlers arriving as a group from a common location in the east and sharing a common religious faith.