Saint John Lutheran Church (Cleveland, Ohio) Records
Scope and Contents
Records of official acts and folder of loose material found in the volumes. These records were microfilmed and scanned to digital images in May 2010. The collection also includes a DVD containing scanned images of photographs, newspaper articles, documents and other materials on the history of the congregation.
- Printed material
- Book 1: 1878-1894
- Book 2: 1895-1913
- Book 3: 1914-1927
- Book 4: 1928-1940
- Book 5: 1940-1985
Dates
- Creation: 1878 - 1985
Biographical / Historical
Saint John Lutheran Church was organized in 1878 by the Reverend August Dankworth. They joined the Synod as a member of the Central District the following year. Saint John had a parochial school, which opened the same year it was organized. In 1963, the Central District was split between Indiana and Ohio, of which Saint John became a member of the latter.
Saint John Lutheran Church closed in 1985.
Pastors who have served
- A. Dankworth, 1878-1886
- C. Kretzmann, 1887-1897
- J. Wefel, 1897-1926
- F. Heidbrink, 1926-1933
- E. Jacob, 1933-1952
- N.W. Kline, 1952-1963
- Vacant, 1963-1964
- L. Kostizen, 1964-
Associate and Assistant Pastors
- O. Burhenn, 1904-1909
- C. Ahlbrand, 1925-1926
- F. Heidbrink, 1926-1929
- E. Jacob, 1929-1933
- H. Tiemann, 1935-1947
Extent
5 Church Record Book(s)
2 Folders
1 Digital Discs (One CD)
1 Digital Discs (One DVD)
1 Reels (One microfilm reel) : negative ; 35 mm
Language of Materials
English
German
Physical Location
5.16.2.6
Physical Location
Microfilm 1943
Geographic
- Title
- Saint John Lutheran Church (Cleveland, Ohio) Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Margaret Robson
- Date
- April 5, 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- October 31, 2023: Revised by Mark J. Bliese
Repository Details
Part of the Concordia Historical Institute Repository
804 Seminary Place
Saint Louis MO 63105 USA
314-505-7935
reference@concordiahistoricalinstitute.org