{"id":7008,"date":"2025-01-24T08:24:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T08:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7008"},"modified":"2025-01-24T08:24:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T08:24:50","slug":"special-christmas-eve-service-set-in-historic-streator-church-shaw-local-news-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7008","title":{"rendered":"Special Christmas Eve service set in historic Streator church &#8211; Shaw Local News Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"robot-feature-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shawlocal.com\/resizer\/kQb8cENFZJjbMGNLfZRNcHSl_GY%3D\/1200x630\/filters%3Aformat%28png%29%3Aquality%2870%29\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/shawmedia\/P4YEPGYB7BAGHEV5SRZBEKC3ZU.png?w=860&#038;ssl=1\" \/><br \/><span>The Old No. 3 Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at the corner of Franklin and Church streets in South Streator. The historic church will open for a special Christmas Eve service. <\/span>(Photo provided by Charlene Arendt)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/streator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/streator\/\">Streator<\/a>\u2019s historic Old No. 3 church will open for a special Christmas Eve service.<br \/>The service is planned for 1 p.m. at the church located on the corner of Franklin and Church streets in South Streator.<br \/>Holy Trinity Lutheran Church was established by Slovak immigrants in 1884 and is considered the first Slovak Lutheran church in America. Worship services were in Slovak, at that time. Old No. 3 was completed in 1894. The church was built near the Chicago, Wilmington &amp; Vermilion Coal Co. mine No. 3. 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