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Familiar names among the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church founders
The Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church held its first organizational meeting with attendees including Philip Anweiler John Backus Fredrick Becker George Bieber Adam Eckert Karl Eslinger Karl Faustman Conrad Fuhr Don Fuhr Sr Jacob Fuhr John Haberstock Martin Haberstock Philip Mueller Anton Ricker George Schepp and Philip Walther. The first building measured 23 by 35 feet, cost 390 dollars, on two donated acres from John Haberstock. The present church dates to 1949. Founding pastor Albert Dommann led to Paul Wiegner Martin Goeth Gustav Boehnke A R Kaschiske W E Leininger John Lucht Paul Borchardt Kevin Fast James Fundum and Robert Hasselstrom. Borchardt served as the longest pastor from 1956 to 1992.
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Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Philip Anweiler
John Backus
Fredrick Becker
George Bieber
Adam Eckert
Karl Eslinger
Karl Faustman
Conrad Fuhr
Don Fuhr, Sr
Jacob Fuhr
John Haberstock
Martin Haberstock
Philip Mueller
Anton Ricker
George Schepp
Philip Walther
Albert Dommann
Paul Wiegner
Martin Goeth
Gustav Boehnke
A.R. Kaschiske
W.E. Leininger
John Lucht
Paul Borchardt
Kevin Fast
James Fundum
Robert Hasselstrom
Borchardt