Immanuel Lutheran Church (Deshler, Nebraska) Records

Record Group

Identifier: Collection ID-1467

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Church Record Book

Baptisms 1887-1907
Confirmations 1889-1906
Marriages 1889-1907
Deaths 1888-1907

Church Record Book

Baptisms 1907-1943
Confirmations 1908-1943
Marriages 1907-1943
Deaths 1907-1942

A folder located inside the second church record book contains some historical information and pictures.

Dates

Creation: 1887 - 1944

Biographical / Historical

In the late 1880s, Rev. Meyer from Kiowa was holding worship servics in the farm homes of the people living in this area. In March 1887, a congregation was organized with the name Immanuel Lutheran. A new church was built in 1899 and the first church building became the congregation's school house. The congregation disbanded in 1944 due to declining membership. The church and all its furnishings were sold to a Lutheran congregation in Central City, Nebraska. It was dismantled in sections and moved to its new location where it was rebuilt and again became a house of worship.