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Saint John Lutheran Church (Cleveland, Ohio) Records

 Record Group
Identifier: Collection ID-2365

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.

Microfilm

  • 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
NOTE: APR 2024 #15 - Communicant Member Lists 1955 - 1961

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

German

English

Physical Location

5.16.2.6

Physical Location

Microfilm 1943

Existence and Location of Copies

Official acts filmed by Ancestry, Inc. December 3, 2021

Source

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

Contact:
804 Seminary Place
Saint Louis MO 63105 USA
314-505-7935