Identifier: 15171917jubileev00evan (find matches)
Title: 1517-1917. Jubilee volume
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Evangelical Lutheran ministerium of Pennsylvania and adjacent states. Conferences. Norristown
Subjects: Lutheran church in Pennsylvania. (from old catalog) Lutherans
Publisher: (Lebanon, Pa., Sowers printing company)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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church was originally The EvangelicalLutheran Congregation of Applebachsville, but laterit was changed to St. Pauls Evangelical LutheranCongregation. The congregation was organizedbefore or shortly after the building of the church in1855. It was originally a part of the SpringfieldParish, which parish was then a part of the Minis-terium of Pennsylvania. Since 1863 the congrega-tion has, however, been a part of Kellers Parish.No records of any historical value were kept of thecongregation until 1874, when Rev. J. F. Ohl becamepastor. He kept a complete record of all pastoralacts. In the year 1900, while Rev. Warren Nickelserved as pastor, the church was renovated at a costof $1,800, and was re-dedicated in September of thesame year. Within the last year, 1916, a new roofwas placed on the church at a cost of $500, and planshave been made to thoroughly renovate the interiorof the church. Rev. C. P. Miller organized the congregation in1855 and served as its first pastor. There is no rec-
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ST. PAULS, APPLEBACHSVIIXE N0RRIST0WN CONFERENCE 33 ord as to when he relinquishd the work. Rev. Leon-ard Groh is the next pastor of whom there is any rec-ord. He served from 1863 to 1864. His successors,and when they served, are as follows: Rev. R. B.Kistler, from 1865 to 1870; Rev. George M. Lazarus,from 1870 to 1874; Rev. J. F. Ohl, from 1874 to 1893;Rev. G. C. Gardner, from 1893 to 1895; Rev. War-ren Nickel, a son of the congregation, from 1896 to1908; Rev. Norman Y. Ritter, from 1909 to Janu-ary 1, 1915. The present pastor, Rev. Rufus E. Kern,began his pastorate on March 1, 1916. ST. JOHNS, CENTER SQUARE IN the year 1768 St. Michaels, in Germantown,was without a pastor. An appeal was sent toHalle, Germany, for a preacher to fill the vacancy.After a careful consideration of the candidates for theoffice, the choice rested upon one, Johann FriederickSchmidt. On July 23, 1768, he left Halle. Afterspending a few months in London, England, he sailedfor America. He landed at Philadelphi

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