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The Current Era at St. Paul Church |
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A Short History of St. Paul Church
The Current Era
 The fourth church, dedicated in 1959 |
• Rev. Theodore N. Tiemeyer
• Rev. Paul J. Schlueter
• Rev. Lorenz L Eichenlaub (1964 - 1981)
• Rev. Marion C. Harrison (1981 - 1984) |
• Rev. Reuben Huenemann (Interim 1984 - 1985)
• Rev. John E. Trnka (1986 - 1994)
• Rev. Ann Asper Wilson (1994 - 2004)
• Rev. Andrew (Drew) Kramer (2003 - Present) |
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Rev. Lorenz L. Eichenlaub
Between 1935 and 1954 the membership of the church almost quadrupled. Because of overcrowded conditions, a second church school session became necessary and a third worship service was held every Sunday. Finally plans for a new sanctuary and educational building were accepted. Groundbreaking took place on October 7, 1957 on the property purchased on First Street to the east of the parsonage. The present church sanctuary was dedicated on October 11, 1959. The Evangelical-Reformed Church merged with the Congregational-Christian Church and in 1958 St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed Church became St. Paul United Church of Christ.
In 1964 the Rev. Dr. Lorenz L. Eichenlaub began his ministry. During Eichenlaub's ministry ground was broken for the Activity Center and the church continued to grow. |
During this period women were elected for the first time to the church council. In 1979 Pearl Spies was the first female President of the Congregation.
Rev. Ann Asper Wilson
In 1994 Rev. Ann Asper Wilson was called as Senior Pastor of St. Paul church. At the time of her election we had the honor of being the largest U.C.C. church in the nation with a female Senior Pastor. In 1995 the Rev. Gustav H. Kuether joined her in ministry and they continued to serve St. Paul Church until 2003.
In 2008 St. Paul is one hundred sixty nine years old, St. Paul Church is looking to the future with hope and courage. It has the heritage of a dynamic past to stand on as it heads into its future. |
The Associate Pastors and Christian Educators
Rev. Ludwig Kutz (1931 - 1933) Associate Pastor
Rev. Robert J. Herman (1946 - 1958) Min. of C.E., Min. of Music, Assistant Pastor
Rev. Lorenz Eichenlaub (1956 - 1958) Student Pastor, Assistant Pastor
Rev. Marvin F. Engelsdorfer (1968 - 1977) Associate Pastor
Rev. Marion L. Harrison (1978 - 1981) Associate Pastor
Miss Leona Poppe (1959 - 1960) Director of Christian Education
Miss Frieda Dexheimer (1961 - 1968) Director of Christian Education
Rev. Charles Ross (1961 - 1963) Assistant Pastor
Rev. John Miller (1965 - 1967) Assistant Pastor
Miss Eleanor Stoerker (1968 - 1979) Director of Christian Education
Rev. Sheldon Culver Doyel (1974 - 1978) Minister of Youth
Rev. Dickson Beall (1978 - 1980) Minister of Youth
Rev. Roger Horn (1980 - 1990) Minister of Christian Education
Rev. Carl Eschenbrenner (1981 - 1982) Interim Associate Pastor
Rev. Donnley Dutcher (1983 - 1986) Associate Pastor
Rev. John Trnka (1985 - 1994) Senior Pastor
Rev. Ann Asper Wilson (1986 - 1987) Interim Associate Pastor
Rev. Marjorie Coons (1987 - 1992) Associate Pastor
Rev. Ann Asper Wilson (1992 - 1994) Contract Associate Pastor
Ms. Gloria Van Houten (1992 - present) Minister of Christian Education
Rev. Gustav Kuether (1995 - 2003) Associate Pastor
Rev. Robert Molsberry (2005 - 2007) Transition Pastor
Rev. Kristy Forbes Vits (2006 - 2008) Pastor of Christian Education
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What's New - Other Things
Click for the video of Reese Delaschmidtt. It is the last item under the Service Menu.
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