St Pauls Lutheran Church History and Leadership Milestones
The article recounts St Pauls Lutheran Church beginnings in a Schwass home on Desplaines avenue with Daniel Drion as first pastor and officers Henry Schroeder Fred Blum and Dennett. It notes move to Grant-White school and village hall for funerals, dedication of the church building in 1889, parsonage in 1921, Rev W A Burztaff's pulpit in 1988, and growth to 625 members as the congregation joined the American Lutheran Church and formed the Brother and Mission Circle.
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Frederick Schwass
Desplaines Avenue
St. Pau'’s Ey
Daniel Drion
Elmhurst
Henry Schroeder
Fred Blum
Dennett
Schwass
Grant-White
Gustav Groenlund
A. G. Wenninger
W. A. Burztaff
Tie
St. Paul's
American Lutheran Church
Mission Circle
Clergy career timeline spans several states and colleges
The record traces a clergyman’s career from St John’s 1999 to 1902, notes a 1992 professorship at Moshiem college in Tennessee, a one year tenure, a pastoral call in Knoxville, and about ten years later a professorship of religion German and art at Concordia Teachers College then in Addison Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moshiem College
Mnsheim
Tenn
Lutheran Church
Knoxville
Concordia Teachers Colege
Addison, Il
Presbyterians Prepare Dedication of New Men’s Forum Room
The First Presbyterian church will dedicate the Presbyterian Men’s Forum assembly room this Sunday at 10 o clock. Dr Gade will dedicate the room and Louis Schaefer will deliver the dedicatory address. The room was enlarged for comfort, with Jens Rasmussen painting walls and ceiling, Myron Rasmussen installing fluorescent lights, and George Trout Jens Rasmussen and Christen Holst refreshing chairs and piling. Fine steel venetian blinds adorn the windows and door. The public is invited to attend the dedicatory service.
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First Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Men's Forum
Gade
Louis Schaefer
Forum
Fort
Jens Rasmussen
Myron Rasmussen
George Trout
Christen Holst
Presbyterian Forum
Dr Koehler's Later Move and Concordia Teaching
The passage notes Dr. Koehler moved to River Forest and now teaches doctrine at Concordia. It lists his writings including A Christian Pedagogy Summary of Christian Doctrine Annotated Catechism and others from his long service at Concordia.
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River Forest
Koehler
Concordia
Rummage Sale Planned by First Ev. and Reformed Church
The Ladies Society of First Evangelical and Reformed Church at Harlem and Harvard sponsors a rummage sale in the church parlors on Thursday October 27 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Ladies Society of First Ev. and Reformed Church
Harlem
Harvard
Masai Reverence for Pythons and Cobras Highlighted
The Masai of Africa hold snakes in special esteem, with pythons and cobras receiving particular reverence among their cultural beliefs and practices.
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St. John’s
Qoker
Madison Street
Forest Park, Illinois
New
West Town
Liquor Supply
Madison St
Kentucky Tavern
OLD Forester
Prima Beer
Hannah Avenue
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Lerrsay
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