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Original Members and Pastors
Lutheran Churches of
Ohiowa, Fillmore Co., NE
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St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church, Ohiowa, NE
Originally located 2 miles east of Ohiowa (church and cemetery).

ORIGINAL MEMBERS
Translation (by Angelika Schierholter) of notations/remarks
in list of original document.

Henry Claussen
Fred Matthies - died
Henry Langhorst - thrown out, disfellowshipped
Christian Claussen - died
Fred Mussmann - died 1890
Hans Claussen - died 1922
Gerhard Hopken
Anton Domeier - died 1907 - remains member of church
Johann F. Goebel - died 1908
Wilhelm Schults - died 1925
F. H. Thole - widow; died
Gottfried Schielke - died; widow remained member, died
Hermann Trebold
Christ Wedeking
Heinrich ??? - disfellowshipped, very sorry about it
H. Mussmann
Fritz Fricke - disfellowshipped
Wm. Klostermeyer
Julius Schilberg - disfellowshipped
Henry Tobeck - disfellowshipped, wasn't necessary
Johhan Luff - died
Friedrich Boche - died; widow remained member
Louis Kuhlmann
Wilhelm Franz - 04 APR 1904 because neglect of duty
Henry Heck
Paul Weber
Henry Schroeder
Gottlob Weber - moved away...
Henry Most
Adam Brunner - died; widow remained member
??? Kruse
H. Jaeger - disfellowshipped
??? Hoyt???
Pastor O. L. Luschei
Henry Schumann Pastor

PASTORS
1880 Rev. Simon Meeske
from Swan Creek (Tobias) organized both Lutheran communities.
1880 - 1887 Rev. William Thole First Pastor
English Lutheran Synod of Nebraska
1887 - 1889 Rev. J. Bond
1889 - 1890 Rev. O. L. Luschei
German Ev. Lutheran Synod of Nebraska
1890 - 1894 Rev. Herman Schumann
Rev. Schumann also served Lutherans at Turkey Creek.
1893 - New church built.
1895 - 1896 Rev. C. Thomsen
1896 - 1899 Rev. F. Schwarz
1899 - 1907 Rev. M. Kossick
1907 - 1911 Rev. L. H. Traubel
1912 - 1932 Rev. J. A. Bahnsen
1921 - Church building moved to town.
1933 - 1936 Rev. E. C. Hansen
1936 - 1939 Rev. W. F. V. Churchill
1939 - 1953 Rev. H. J. Diekhoff
1953 - 1956 Rev. Burnell W. Hartman
Served as pastor of BOTH St. John's Lutheran Churches,
one later changed name to Grace Ev. Lutheran Church.
Congregation joined the Lutheran Church of America (LCA).
1955 - New church built in town.

Grace Ev. Lutheran Church, Ohiowa, NE

Originally (1887) named St. John's German Lutheran Church, the name was changed to Grace Ev. Lutheran Church in 1953. Church and cemetery located 1/2 mile west and 2 miles south of Ohiowa. Original cemetery located 2 miles east and 1 mile south of Ohiowa.

ORIGINAL MEMBERS
Date of Membership - Name - Notations
25 SEP 1887 Wilhelm Niersteimer
25 SEP 1887 Christoph Geweke - left church 1894
25 SEP 1887 Wilhelm Molthan
25 SEP 1887 Heinrich Geweke
25 SEP 1887 Heinrich Dierking
25 SEP 1887 Friedrich Gewecke - left church 1892
25 SEP 1887 Christoph Schwer
25 SEP 1887 August Gewecke - left church 1892
25 SEP 1887 Wilhelm Schwer
25 SEP 1887 Heinrich Kappmeier - ??? NOV 1891
25 SEP 1887 Louis Rippe
25 SEP 1887 Wilhelm Geweke - left church 1892
25 SEP 1887 Conrad Geweke - Chicago 1893
25 SEP 1887 Wilhelm Schroeder
25 SEP 1887 Ernest Gewecke - left church 1897
25 SEP 1887 Ernst Molthan
25 SEP 1887 Heinrich Rippe
25 SEP 1887 Bernhard Krug - gestorben (died)
10 MAR 1888 Friedrich Geweke - Chicago 1898
10 MAR 1888 Eduard Geweke
10 MAR 1888 Katharina Roetter
25 SEP 1888 Heinrich Schwer
19 AUG 1888 Heinrich Blanke - ???
03 FEB 1889 Gustav Kugel - ??? 1896
21 JUL 1889 Christian Kuchsmeier - moved away 1892
21 JUL 1889 Georg Krug - ???
20 APR 1890 Fritz Huettner - ??? DEC 90
02 NOV 1890 Emil Kugel - ??? Brunning
21 JUN 1891 Ernst Lohmeyer - moved away
21 JUN 1891 Konrad Wedeking
31 APR 1893 Fritz Apking???

Grace Lutheran
Member List

PASTORS and TIMELINE
(from the book History of Ohiowa 1887-1976
compiled by the United Methodist Women of Ohiowa)
1887 - 1888 Rev. J. Ramser
Church dedicated 18 MAY 1888
1888 - 1890 Rev. R. Gardew
1890 - 1891 Rev. Rhinehart Bauer (1860 - 02 MAR 1893)
1891 - 1894 Rev. Max Henning
1894 - 1901 Rev. H. Fricke
1901 - 1903 Rev. W. Kronsbein
1903 - 1907 Rev. Otto Klatt
1907 - 1908 Rev. P. C. Martin
1908 - 1910 Rev. Rudolf Lentz
1910 - 1912 Rev. Theodore Mikkelsen
1912 - 1913 Rev. Walter Fieg
1913 - 1927 Rev. G. Klatt
1917 - New church built
1928 - 1937 Rev. William Harder
1938 - 1942 Rev. V. R. Pietzko
1943 - 1944 Rev. Fred Loeffler
1944 - 1950 Rev. H. Diekoff
Rev. Diekoff served both town and country congregations.
1945 German services discontinued, word German dropped from name of church.
1950 - 1954 Rev. Burnell Hartman
Name changed from St. John's Lutheran to Grace Ev. Lutheran.
1954 - 1958 Rev. Henning Pearson
1959 - 1960 Rev. Paul Kuehner
1961 - 1962 Rev. J. Dombrovskis

Source: Story of the Midwest Synod 1890-1950
ULCA By Committee.

Page 350
Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ohiowa, Neb., named thus because the settlers came from Ohio and Iowa, was organized in 1887: the Church was erected in 1893, several miles northeast of Ohiowa. In the course of its history it gradually absorbed the membership of a Reformed Church, and finally merged with it; this was also a St. John's Church. In 1919, under the leadership of Pastor J.A. Bahnsen, the church building was moved into Ohiowa, thus locating it more centrally than before.

No complete list of names of Pastors is available, but these Pastors served St. John's, Ohiowa (town): M. Kossick, S. Traubel, J.A. Bahnsen, E.C. Hansen, W.F.V. Churchill, H. Diekhoff, incumbent.

Page 345
Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, about 4 1/2 miles southwest of Ohiowa, Nebraska, was organized in 1882. The Church was built in 1893. Remodeled and modernized in later years. Also a new parsonage was built in later years. (As no information has been furnished on this congregation - the data will be very incomplete.) The following Pastors served this congregation at some time (the order may not be correct - nor is the listing complete): Max Henning, Thomsen, Schwarz, ---Rud. Lentz, --- Otto Klatt, Gustav Klatt, Harder, Pietzko, Loeffler, Diekhoff. Formed one parish with the St. John's congregation in town in 1938 and was served by Pastor Diekhoff from 1938-1950. In 1950 the town congregation desired to have the services of Pastor Diekhoff for itself - and the parishes were again separated. St. John's is vacant.

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