MS-078

MS-78

 

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH COLLECTION

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The St. John’s Lutheran Church Collection was accessioned into the Flesh Public Library Archives in January, 2001.  The collection fills one Hollinger box and 23 file folders.  Materials date from 1913 to 1998.  There are no known restrictions on the use of this collection.

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 

The St. John’s Lutheran Church Collection is divided into four Series:

 

SERIES I:        Photographs

 

SERIES II:      Organization Information

 

SERIES III:     Publications

 

SERIES IV:     Other

 

HISTORY

 

The St. John’s Lutheran Church began in 1888 as a mission Lutheran church, but was not an organized church with a constitution until 1890 with application to the English Synod. 

 

Trustees completed construction of a building in June, 1891 at the corner of Wood and Downing Streets.  German services ended in 1895.  By the early 1900’s, a new church construction was needed, and in May, 1913, the new church opened its doors. 

 

The next major construction for St. John’s was the 1964 educational building addition.

 

CONTAINER LISTING

 

SERIES I    PHOTOGRAPHS

BOX 1

File

          1        1920’s &1940’s

          2        1980’s

 

SERIES II    ORGANIZATION INFORMATION

 

File

          3        Financial Information: 1953 -1992

          4        Annual Report -1994

          5        Constitution

          6        Mortgage Deed (copy) -1963

          7        Pipe Organ contract

          8        Church History -1980

 

SERIES III    PUBLICATIONS

 

File

          9        Church Directory -1922

          10      Church Directory (2) -1986

          11      Church Directory -1992

          12      Service Programs –various, 1952 -1992

          13      Service Program 1940 –Fiftieth Anniversary

          14      Service Program 1964 –Building Dedication

          15      Service Program 1990 –One Hundreth Anniversary

          16      Church News Bulletins –various

          17      St. John’s Scroll Newsletter –Aug. 1955, March 1996, Jan.-Nov. 1997, Jan. 1998

 

SERIES IV    OTHER

 

File

          18      Choir Material

          19      Church Women information

          20      Newspaper clippings

          21      Bennett material -1992

          22      American Lutheran Church information

          23      Miscellaneous