The group of immigrants who landed in present day Perry County, Mo., brought two communion chalices with them, and one (pictured) continues to be used today at Historic Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Louis, Mo.
C.F.W. Walther, the first president of the LCMS took and administered Holy Communion from the chalice in the 1800s. Today, LCMS Lutherans worldwide come to historic Trinity to receive the sacraments from this sacred vessel.
Created in Vienna, Austria, the chalice is made of gold and adorned with six hand-painted medallions depicting the life of Jesus Christ.