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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1932

Page

5

Diamond Jubilee of St Pauls Evangelical Church

Valley Iowa remembers the 75th anniversary of St Pauls Evangelical Church of Valley, tracing Dutch Creek pioneers from Germany who organized the congregation in 1857. The article notes charter members, past pastors, church growth, and the 1923 parsonage and 1906 church dedication alongside local family histories.

Valley Church Dutch Creek Washington St. Paul's Evangelical Congregation of Iowa Othe Ohio Pennsylvania Germany Wilds Paris Dutel Creek Haack German Creek Ile Fond Washington County Tiny H. V. Frank Rank Frank St. Paul's Church Ish Valley

Eden Theological Seminary roots and early growth

The article traces Eden Theological Seminary's origins from the Matthasville period to the New Eden era. It notes pastors from Eden graduates serving St. Pauls Evangelical and highlights the 1924 campus completion and the 1950 founding timeline, with widespread influence of graduates across the Evangelical Synod of North America. It details early settlers and family lineages linked to Dutch Creek and Keokuk counties, Iowa, including the Leimbach Mayer Ramge and Horning families, and property transfers across generations.

St. Paul's Evangelical Congregation Evangelical Synod of North America Evangelical Synod Jesus Christ Adan Mayer Hardin County Ohio Dutch Creek Township Washington County Iowa Dorothy Ramge Pennsylvania Mayer Germany America Henry St. Paul's Evangelical Church Eden Theological Seminary Webster Groves Missouri Wellston St. Louis The Matthasville

Washington Parish Uses Joint Parsonage System

The parsonage is owned jointly by the Washington congregation. Since the founding, two churches have served as one parish with the pastor residing in Washington.

St. Paul's Evangelical Congregation of Washington

Farm heritage linked to Bruening family and Brinning heir

Photographs of several farm members could not be made available including Adam Martin Baker Jon Martin Baker George Muelle August Draheim George Minttner Widow Bruening Peter Rudolph Anton Range A grandson of Widow Bruening now operates the government farm once purchased by Mrs Bruening's husband who died early R E Brinning is the heir mentioned.

John Mayer Adam Iowa Henry Mayer Adam Mayer G. H. Mayer A. L. Mayer Anton Ramge Dutch Creek Township Washington County Hardin County Ohio Dutch Creek Skunk Jacob Ramge Washington George Klett Dorothy Ramge Christian Horning Clear Creek Township Keokuk County Adam Horning Beth Tie Ter Adam Martin Baker Jon Martin Baker George Muelle August Draheim George Minttner Bruening Peter Rudolp Anton Range Pruening (Brinning R. E. Brinning

Granddaughter of George Blattner Lives on Farm Bought from Government

Dora Brinning, granddaughter of George Blattner, resides on the farm purchased by Blattner from the government, continuing a family link to the land and its history.

George Blattner Dora’ Brinning

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Valley Church Was St. Paul's Evangelical Church of Wesley John Albert Meyer John Martin Baker Georg Mugller Adam Mayer Georg Frank Kilian Leimbach Georg Blattner John Blattner Charles Singmaster Peter Rudolph John Rudolph Philip Rudolph Ernest Bereiter Gottlob Jost Ernst Levin Walderich Daniel Myers Magdelene Myers Heinrich Bruening Brinning Heinrich Guthmann Goddman John Adam Schuetz Sheetz Gotfried Schuetz Sheets John Goldner Anton Horning Louis Bruening Pastor Haack J. L. Haack Evangelical Church Lancaster Wisconsin Schultz Lang J. A. F. Harder Kurz Alpermann Wm. Weltge Hueser Oskaloosa Franzke R. A. Gampe Sprenger Ladies Aid Society Owensboro Kentucky Francis Zieha Gust Carl W. Klein Gilbert Schrodt Evansville Indiana Delco Eliza LaHeist Kutztown Berk County Milton Edith William Allen Franklin Singmaster Mary Hollingsworth Rebecca Conrad C. W. Klein White Oak School Adam Schuetz Schuetz Cincinnati Cedar Creek Township Keokuk Clear Creek Catholic Church Robert G. Sheetz Mrs. Frank Sublin George Frank J. H. Ramge Iown Mr. and Mrs Georg Frank Mathasville William Sinner Covington Henry D. Luers L.A. Luers Kilian Leimbach Towa Highway 77 John Henry, Jr William Leimback John Nebraska Henry Mayer C. H. Brinning Mrs. Godreey Schnets Mes John Blatter
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