Far a few reasons, I have decided to republish an old story today instead of writing a new post. One of the reasons is that this past Sunday, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod included the photo shown below in its normal Sunday morning post on Facebook to inform its followers what the Bible readings are for … More Trinity’s Crucifix Gets Synodical Attention
The story today begins with some names that might be considered celebrities in early Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod history. Those surnames were Graebner and Schaller. I am going to use some entries from the Lutheran Cyclopedia to describe the careers of a few of these men. First, we start with Rev. Johann Heinrich Philip Graebner. Here is … More DD’s Daughter Marries Dede
Today’s post is, as promised, a continuation of yesterday’s story. We told the saga yesterday of the Motz family of carriage makers who were part of the 1839 German immigration to Missouri. We ended that story by telling how Henry and Laura Motz were buried in the Concordia Cemetery in St. Louis. We said yesterday … More Edible Concrete
September 1, 1878 was both an exciting and a sad day in the life story of Diedrich Blancken, only to be followed several days later by more sadness. It is not often that I highlight a death date on my posts, but today is one of them. First of all, let me backtrack just a … More The Blancken Brood
Today’s article is the result of starting out looking for information on one story and ending up telling a different story. It all started with the birthday of Friedrich Ferdinand Grosse on May 27, 1811. Ferdinand was one of the original immigrants whose family decided to stay in St. Louis and not move to Perry … More A Census Hall of Fame
When you study the early years of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, you cannot help but notice that many of the personalities involved in that history have names which are given with initials. The first president of the Synod, Rev. C.F.W. Walther is a prime example. The second president of the Synod was Rev. F.C.D. Wyneken. … More Another Initial Pastor
Before I delve into today’s post, let me tell you about how I got some unexpected help in my research for it. I am visiting some grandchildren this week, and my granddaughter Kaitlyn offered to help me. Kaitlyn has been bugging me for a few years because she thinks she should have been included in … More Wedig Wedding
The birthday boy today is Rev. George Albert Schieferdecker. He was born on March 12, 1815 in Germany and was one of the original members of the Gesellschaft. He came to America aboard the Copernicus. On the passenger list, he is called a Candidate of Theology. In the early years, George served in teaching … More Schieferdecker Splits – Then Returns
Recently, Trinity Lutheran Church in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis installed their new pastor, Rev. Joshua Hatcher. I do not know how many pastors have served this congregation over the years, but today I would like to focus on the first two. Yesterday, our blog post discussed the arrival of the Olbers in New … More Soulard Spiritual Shepherds
Today, our story begins with the birth of Arthur Kuehnert on January 7, 1888, but we will take that story back farther. Arthur was the great grandson of the Johann Christlieb Kuehnert, who brought his family to America in the 1839 immigration. Johann’s son, Johann Christian Kuehnert, is shown in the middle of the front … More Church Builders
