St. Paul Lutheran Church
Church History
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May 29, 1892
The Lutheran school was built and dedicated.
September 15, 1893
St. Paul Lutheran Church was formed when the congregation submitted an application
withdrawing membership from the St. John congregation in “the Settlement.” 26 families,
consisting of 117 people chartered the new church. Charter members included H. C. Knust,
John Loschky, John George Born, George Bishop, George Adam Rausch, Phillip Vollrath, J.
Martin Rausch, Jacob Scheiderer, Mattias Loschky, J. B. Burns, George Burger, Conrad Nicol,
Phillip Bishop, G. Casper Rausch, Emmanuel Bishop, John L. Boerger, Theodore A Grener,
Emmanuel Rausch, George Scheiderer, George Nicol, Johanis Vollrath, John G. Mayer,
H. John Thiergartner, John George Nicol, Albert Gaulke, John M. Dellinger, Daniel Streng, and
Johann Schmidt.
1894
The original St. Paul Lutheran parsonage was built.
October 12, 1902
The first church for the St. Paul congregation was dedicated. Prior to this date, both the
school and the church shared the same building.
1906
The teacherage for the St. Paul Lutheran School was built. Over the years, this home housed
various teachers and principals for the school.
1912
German was no longer taught at St. Paul Lutheran School due to opposition to Germans
during the Great War, WWI.
July 5, 1942
The Chuckery Special School District property was bought by St. Paul Lutheran Church for
$730.00.
April 1952
The original one room school house for the St. Paul Lutheran School was razed.
March 15, 1953
The current St. Paul Lutheran School building was dedicated.
March 10, 1963
The old St. Paul Lutheran Church building was razed.
May 3, 1964
The new St. Paul Lutheran Church building was dedicated.
1979
The current St. Paul Lutheran parsonage was built.
1993
St. Paul Lutheran Church celebrated its centennial.

