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Our Redeemer Lutheran Church (Saint Louis, Missouri) Records

 Record Group
Identifier: Collection ID-1483

Scope and Contents

  • History
  • Official Acts Lists (in folder) 1946-1955
  • Cradle Roll Lists January-December 1947 - November 1949
  • Confirmation Class Lists 1940-1965
  • Board of Christian Education Meeting Minutes 1940-1948, 1973, 1984, 1992
  • Church Council Meeting Minutes 1956, 1958-1960, 1962-1966, 1972
  • Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1942-1943, 1963
  • Constitutions and By-Laws
  • Constitution Revision Committee 1945
  • Resolution establishing Endowment Fund
  • Board of Elders Meeting Minutes 1933-1977
  • Ushers Constitution and Meeting Minutes 1929-1983
  • Voters' Meeting Minutes 1894-1999
  • Ladies Aid Society Meeting Minutes 1898-1917, 1923-1960, 1986-1987
  • Ladies Aid Board Meeting minutes 1957-1986
  • Bible Study for Christian Service Committee of the Ladies' Aid Society Meeting Minutes 1944-1966
  • Sunday School Teachers Meeting Minutes 1910-1930, 1964-1966, 1970, 1972-1974
  • Mary and Martha Society Board and Regular Meeting Minutes 1943-1952, 1969-1977, 1986-1989
  • Ladies Auxiliary of Concordia Aid Association - Branch 19 Meeting minutes 1925-1950
  • Membership Committee Meeting Minutes 1939-1940
  • Senior Society Meeting Minutes 1957-1970
  • Altar Guild Meeting Minutes 1920-1924, 1929-1936
  • Fellowship Meeting Minutes 1974-1984
  • Married Couples Club Meeting Minutes 1948-1974
  • Men's Club Meeting Minutes 1940-1971
  • Lutheran Youth League Constitutions
  • Youth Committee 1961
  • COBWEB-Walther League/Youth Newsletter 1958, 1969-1970
  • Junior Boys' Society Constitution
  • Junior Walther League Constitutions
  • Junior Walther League Meeting Minutes 1913-1919, 1948-1959
  • Young Peoples' Society Meeting Minutes 1919-1934
  • Senior Walther League Constitution
  • Senior Walther League Board and Regular Meeting Minutes 1934-1965
  • Our Redeemer Messengers (Newsletters) 1936-1999


N.B. No official acts books are included in this collection

Dates

  • Creation: 1894 - 1999

Biographical / Historical

The first service of this congregation was held in November 1892 in English by Rev. Martin S. Sommer of Grace Lutheran Church at Holy Cross School assembly hall. The first service held January 1893 in Anchor Hall, Jefferson and Park Avenues. The English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer was organized in March 1894. A tornado destroyed Anchor Hall in May 1896, so the congregation worshipped in the social hall of Emmaus Lutheran Church. The cornerstone for a new church building was laid in January 1897 and was dedicated in March 1897. A Christian Day School was started in the church basement in April 1897. The congregation was accepted as a member of the English Synod in April 1901. Dedication of a chapel to be used as church and school occurred in September 1901. In 1903, operation of the Christian Day School was suspended indefinitely. The cornerstone of a new church building was laid in May 1908 and the building was dedicated in January 1909. In May 1911, Our Redeemer hosted the convention of the English Synod that dissoved and became the English District of the LCMS. Our Redeemer Cemetery was purchased in 1915. The front half of the chapel was replaced by a two-story parsonage in 1918, and the congregation celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1919. Renovations of the interior of the church were done in the 1920s. Our Redeemer was granted a perpetual charter under the laws of the State of Missouri in February 1935. The official name of the congregation was changed to the Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer in December 1939. Affiliation of the congregation was changed to the Western District of the LCMS in June 1940. The 50th anniversary was celebrated in March 1944. Our Redeemer became a charter member of the Lutheran Association for Higher Education in 1945. Property was purchased for a teacherage in November 1956. Classes of Lutheran High School South were held at Our Redeemer in 1957-1958. Celebration of the 50th anniversary of the present church building was held in October 1958, and the congregation celebrated its 75th anniversary in January-May 1969.

Extent

6 Linear Feet (Six cubic foot boxes)

Language of Materials

English

German

Physical Location

A.8.4.3 and A.8.4.4

Title
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church (Saint Louis, Missouri) Records
Status
Completed
Author
Margaret Robson
Date
January 3, 2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Concordia Historical Institute Repository

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