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Kindly
submitted by Jean Kashnicki
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April 14, 1870 - record of the first
meeting
Site of new
church voted on and the corner of Northampton and Saucon Streets
won 40 to 19.
Building Committee appointed
by Chairman F. R. BOYER
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T. R.
LAUBACH - President |
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Dr. P.
B. Breinig - Treasurer |
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Jeremiah
S. HESS - Secretary
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William RIEGEL |
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William LAMBERT |
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Rev. Samuel HESS |
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Peter HARRIS |
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April 14,
1870 - collectors appointed for collecting money for services on
Sunday evening. Preaching by Rev. Rath and Rev. Stein.
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T. R.
LAUBACH |
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Moses
HENNINGER |
July 26, 1870 - Organization
of the Lutheran Congregation
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Officers
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P. S.
EISENHART |
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H. H.
KLINE |
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William
APPLE |
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Moses
HENNINGER |
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J. B.
LEITH |
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F.L.
REIMAN |
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James
WAGNER |
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Thomas
K. REICHARD |
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John F.
RENTZHEIMER |
July 30/31,
1870 - corner stone laid
July 17,
1890 - Steeple blown down by cyclone, new one built soon after
and a bell was installed
April 17,
1896 - church struck by lightning and totally destroyed. Service
were held at the Odd Fellows Hall.
May 2, 1897
- consecration of the new church and Sunday School
Church Council 1926
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Asher C.
DIMMICK - President |
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Dr.
William H. RENTZHEIMER - Vice President |
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Richard
NICHOLAS - Rec. Sec. |
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W. H.
SCHOLL - Fin. Sec. |
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G. A.
KECK - Treas. |
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Victor
WAGNER - Treas. |
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W. H.
FREY - Treas. |
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Joseph
FISCHL - Treas. |
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R. C.
MAUCH - Treas. |
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Esq.,
Kennith GRUBE - Treas. |
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Clinton
SEIFERT - Treas. |
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Charles
FRITCHMAN - Treas. |
Pastors
1870 - 1881 -
Rev. William RATH - born near Friedensville, Sept. 23, 1826. Died
July 2, 1889, in Allentown, Pa. Served many other congregations.
1870 - 1881 -
Rev. I. W. BEIBER - Supply
1881 - 1906 -
Rev. William J. BEIBER - born Dec. 21, 1854. Died Sept. 5, 1906
in Hellertown. Served also Old Williams and Lower Saucon.
1907 - 1915 -
Rev. Horace B. RITTER - born Aug. 10, 1874 in Breinigsville, Pa.
Ordained 1907 and served Hellertown until Aug. 15, 1915
1916 - Rev.
Robert Hoffman KRAUSS - Feb. 7, 1916 began at Hellertown - still
serving as a successful pastor as of 1926.
Sons of the Congregation
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Rev. W.
A. LAMBERT |
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- The
History of the Allentown Conference of the Ministerium of
Pennsylvania"
by Preston A. Laury
published in 1926, Kutztown Publishing Company, Inc.,
Kutztown, Pa.
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