Right now, Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, and Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown are all being served by pastors who first had been Lutheran teachers before entering the ministry. This is not a new phenomenon in the Lutheran church. Back when the Log Cabin College was built, its three main … More Teacher to Pastor
November 23 was the birthday of Henry Goecke. Henry was born in Wittenberg in 1876. There are several times when Henry’s last name is documented as being spelled Goeke, but there are also several, including his gravestone, which is spelled Goecke. Henry would marry Bertha Mueller sometime before 1918. Bertha was the daughter of Wilhelm … More Another Story Ends Up in Arkansas
Today would have been the 130th anniversary of two orphans from Altenburg. On November 21, 1886, Henry Voerster married Katherine Roenn at Trinity Lutheran. Henry was the son of Friedrich and Anna Maria (Kaufmann) Voerster. This couple had been married at Immanuel Lutheran Church in St. Louis in 1848. The pastor who performed the ceremony … More Orphan Marries Orphan
