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St. John's Evangelical & Reformed Church
aka:  St. John's U.C.C.
Mansfield, Ohio
 
 
 

source:  Jim H.  (8/12)

  

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Confirmation Class of 1905

Early Ministers
A.L.W. Begeman, F.W. Weiskotten, Theo. Dresel, Albert Schory, W. Duerr

Second Church Building 1871-1911
cor. Mulberry and First Streets
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Church Council
(during time of building of new church)
Ernst Kallmerten, Rev. G.A. Kienle, Henry Fehse, George Ost, Heinrich Fiedler, Henry Loesch, George Beilstein, Philip Theiss

More Early Ministers
F. Lenschau, A. Klein, J.B. Jud, F. Buesser, Wm. N. Dresel,

Jacob Klein
died 2/12/1912
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Sunday School Officers

no names included

 Building Committee
Jacob Rahm, Albert Strater (Treas), Harrison Saiter (Pres), John Scior (Sec'y), George Ost, William Stoodt, Charles Fensch, Jr., Rev. G.A. Kienle, Ernst Kallmerten, Philip Walter, Henry Griessinger, William Fuchs

Officers of the Ladies' Aid Society
Mrs. Elizabeth Hautz, Mrs. Frederika Ruess, Rev. G.A. Kienle, Mrs. C. Kallmerten, Mrs. Otto Fiedler, Mrs. S.G. Schaller, Mrs. Henry Goetz
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Church Choir

no names included

 Arnold Kallmerten
Choir Director - 41+ years

Mrs. Emily Dir
Organist, 20+ years
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Members on Park Ave. stairs

no names included

 Paul H. Saleste, Ph. D.
Pastor, 1929 - 1945

Elmhurst College, 1909-13;  Eden Theological Seminary, B.D., 1913-16;  Presbyterian Seminary of Chicago, 1918-19;  Univ. of Chicago, 1918-19;  Muskingum College, B.A., 1922-23;  Ohio State Univ., M.A., 1923-24;  Ohio State Univ., Ph.D. 1924-25.  Prof. of Psychology and Philosophy;  Univ. of Oklahoma 1925-26;  Drake Univ., 1926-29;  Findlay College, 1929-30.

First Church 1845-1870
sketch
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First Parsonage
1856-1876		 Second Parsonage
1880-1921		 Third Church
1912-present
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Dr. G.A. Kienle
1907-1924		 Mrs. Helen Euslin Sueger
missionary		 Henry R. Fiedler
Superintendent of the Sunday School
January 1913-1929
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Third parsonage
1921-????		 Harry A. Frietchen, Sr.
Superintendent 1929-?		 ppppppp

First Members (Original) of St. John's

George Bauer, Christian Fischer, Theobald Altvater, Philip Loewer, Michael Schneider, John Weber, Simon Kaueffer, Karl Krebill, Philip Fischer, Peter Christmann, Frederick Volkert, Bartholomaeus Britsch, Heinrich Eblet, John Peter Ludwig, Christian Brickmann, Michael Hauck, John Heisser, John Wm. Stroeder, Stephen Balliet, John Peter Remy, George Fischer, John Christian Moll, Peter Wappner, William Moll, George Glueck, John Hest, Michael Christmann, Simon Keifer, Peter Schaub, George Loewer, Leonard Balliet, Peter Rauch, Jacob Heldmann, Jacob Duerer, Michael Fischer, Peter Lutz, Christian Pfingstag, Peter Stauffer, John Gruemmelbein, Heinrich Everle.

Interesting "Firsts" in Church History

First baptism - Anna Barbara Volkert, 12/25/1844
First Confirmation - 4/11/1852
First Wedding - Christian Gruebling & Maria Stroeter
First Funeral - Michael Altvater 6/10/1845, aged 2y, 6m
First Communion Service - 3/23/1845 with 50 communicants

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