Concordia Lutheran Church (Waterloo, Iowa) Records

An organizational meeting of the Mission Church of the Lutheran Hour was held at Immanuel Lutheran Church on August 8, 1946. Early in 1947, the Building Committee arranged to purchase the chapel of Grace Lutheran Church when that congregation decided to expand their facility. The church was completed and dedicated on November 9, 1947. Concordia celebrated its Fifth Anniversary on August 12, 1951. Concordia became self-supporting on January 1, 1952. The voters assembly agreed to purchase a new organ and it was dedicated on August 8, 1954. The church building was remodeled and refurbished in 1959. In 1964, the congregation voted to remove the old facilities and erect a new building. The cornerstone was laid on August 2, 1964, and the new building was completed and dedicated on May 16, 1965. The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary was celebrated on August 8, 1971, and the Fortieth Anniversary was celebrated on August 10, 1986. The Fiftieth Anniversary was celebrated in 1996.

• Rev. Ralph R. Radtke 1946-1947
• Rev. A.W. Galen 1948-1951
• Rev. Rev. W.C. Stoll 1952-1956
• Rev. E.L. Stuempfig 1957-1965
• Rev. Norman C. Sincebaugh 1965-1969
• Rev. Alvin E. Rodeck 1970-1977
• Rev. Thomas C. Piel 1978-1985
• Rev. Stanley Harding 1986-1991
• Rev. Daniel J. Metzger 1992-1994