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Built in 1772, the Old German Meeting House was the center of the German Lutheran community, who began immigrating to Waldoboro in 1740 at the invitation of Samuel Waldo, promising a better life. The austere two-and-a-half story clapboard building with gabled roof, which resides next to a burial ground, has been lovingly preserved by the German Protestant Society since 1810. Using only natural light from its many windows, the meeting house’s interior with its plastered walls painted a soft gray, remains largely intact with its original vernacular design containing a wood stove, organ, wooden box pews and a goblet-shaped pulpit. Today, the Old German Meeting House serves as a testament to the German community who helped establish the Waldoboro community.
235 Bremen Rd
Waldoboro, ME 04572
After moving to Edgecomb ME in April of 1975 I and my family had the opportunity to worship in the Old German Meeting House in the Trowbridge pew. 6 of us a bit crowded. A marvelous experience though.and a valuable history lesson for us,
Joanne & Thomas Trowbridge, Richard, Michael, Andrew, & Jennifer.. While I now live in FL near other family,, I see what an amazing difference to days and years gone by. Theological emphases may be slightly different but concerns during survival times are similar and our Sovereign God is eternally the same., a Holy,, Merciful, and Faithful Savior.. Joanne