History of Woodford County . */*$• ^^ **^#-« EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH. 56 HISTORY OF WOODFORD COUNTY. oria with a plea for pastoral care. Their petition was granted,and a member presented the new organization two acres ofland and a house on Panther creek in Roanoke townshipfor a meeting place. In 1863 10 acres of land were purchased and the present church was erected. The other church wasthen used as a school house The first pastor was P. Since the erection of the present building numerouschanges and improvements have been made. The presentpastor, Rev. D. M. Ficken, has served his
History of Woodford County . */*$• ^^ **^#-« EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH. 56 HISTORY OF WOODFORD COUNTY. oria with a plea for pastoral care. Their petition was granted,and a member presented the new organization two acres ofland and a house on Panther creek in Roanoke townshipfor a meeting place. In 1863 10 acres of land were purchased and the present church was erected. The other church wasthen used as a school house The first pastor was P. Since the erection of the present building numerouschanges and improvements have been made. The presentpastor, Rev. D. M. Ficken, has served his charge longer thanany other pastor in the county. lie came to that church in1879, and has been in constant service for more than thirtyyears. In October, 1871, a second Lutheran church was organiz-ed and was affiliated with the church at Secor until 1871,when Pastor Carl Weber, of Gilbert, Penn., was called to thecharge. The next pastor was Theo. Pissel, who served thechurch faithfully for nineteen years. January, 1899,
Size: 1203px × 2077px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookidhistoryofwoo, bookyear1910
