Is a community of faith where… God calls us together and sends us to serve through word and deed in daily life.
Pastor Jay Quinn resumed his ministry at Trinity in October of 2009. He has served three congregations since he was ordained in 1990: Mayville/Gran Lutheran Parish in Mayville, North Dakota (7/90 - 2/93), Trinity Lutheran Church in Rockford, Illinois (2/93 - 12/00), Faith Lutheran Church in South Beloit, Illinois (12/00 - 10/09), and Trinity Lutheran Church in Rockford, Illinois (10/09 - current). Pastor Jay received his Bachelor of Arts from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota and his Master of Divinty from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. Pastor Jay loves reading, movies, theater, music and the Green Bay Packers. He is married to Kristine, a life-long resident of Rockford. Pastor Jay was born and raised in Beloit, Wisconsin.
In the heart of downtown Rockford, a 3-minute walk to the Rock River, kitty-corner to the Rockford City Market and a few hundred paces from the numerous, and welcoming, locally owned restaurants and shops along State Street, Trinity Lutheran is proud to be a beacon of friendship and brotherhood to residents of Rockford and all its neighborhoods.
Just 6.7 miles from the intersection of East State Street and Interstate 90, and only 5 to 15 minutes from just about every residential neighborhood in town, Trinity Lutheran Church welcomes its parishioners and guests of any and every faith to join us for Sunday worship or any special events, gatherings and engagements.
We asked some of our members to share their thoughts about Trinity Lutheran Church, tell us how long they have been a part of the Trinity family…(some are new and some have been with us a long while)… and what some of their favorite experiences have been. Here’s what they said:
| 1893 | Rev J. Ruthraff met a group of devoted Christians desiring to establish an English–speaking Lutheran church – at the home of Andrew J. Harter. |
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| 1894 | A call was extended to Rev W. H Manns of Polo IL. |
| 1895 | Pastor Manns assumed his duties. The congregation was fully organized. |
| 1898 | The old Christian Church in the 200 block of N. First St. was purchased for Trinity’s first permanent place of worship. |
| 1900 | A new building for Trinity was dedicated on the site of the old Christian Church. |
| 1916 | A Sunday School addition was built |
| 1931 | The largest confirmation class in Trinity’s history, 133 members, was confirmed. We recorded the highest Sunday School attendance for a single Sunday with 1,106 present. |
| 1956 | The New Trinity Church sanctuary was completed. |
| 1971 | The old North Building, the Sunday School, was destroyed by fire. |
| 1972 | The new North Building, the present Sunday School, opened. |
| 1983 | Trinity St. James Food Pantry opened, serving 900 people monthly. |
| 1989 | Trinity House, Inc. a non-profit corporation to assist low-income persons with housing, was created. |
| 1991 | Gazebo at Haight Park and Berm projects were under taken to enhance the neighborhood. |
| 1995 | Trinity marks 100th year with an eight month celebration, opening with festive birthday party in Anderson Hall and closing at Tebala Shrine Temple. |
| 2005 | Trinity celebrates 110 years of ministry. |
| 2015 | Trinity celebrates 120 years of ministry. |
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