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First Lutheran Church St. Joseph, MissouriEntry/Object ID
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First Lutheran Church St. Joseph, MO.
First Lutheran Church Centennial newspaper article from the St. Joseph Telegraph, 1994; church picture on first page of the newspaper; address Tenth and Charles (816 Edmond); party began August 1993; treated to a series of messages; Dinner Around the World for members and their families and friends; In the month of May the church held an outdoor worship fair at Camp Geiger; picture of eastern facade facing Tenth Street; stone to be opened Saturday August 26, 1994; picture of centennial birthday cake; picture showing Roman-arched entrance in South tower; picture showing congregation at worship; picture of Pastor Walter M. Burns; First Lutheran Church Centennial fund-raising successful; affected by the Great Flood of 1993; picture of church on Postcards from the Past; picture of giant birthday cake August 25, 1994 from Saint Joseph Telegraph Page 9; article and picture of church; Rev. Edward F. Trefz arrived in St. Joseph June 2, 1894; 1866 Rev. David Earhart of Atchison Kansas, grandfather of Amelia Earhart prominent in groundwork and effort; Charles Martin, M.D. important in organization. some church services held in native languages, hence the name chosen was First English Evangelical Lutheran; English name dropped 1962; picture of Rev Roger Lenander in St. Joseph Missouri News-Press August 2014; celebrating 120 years; picture of stained-glass window; it is original to the building constructed in1913; celebration begins with worship service August 24, 2014.Lexicon
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