Category:Grace Lutheran Church, Goodhue, MN
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Brief History
Paul Hinderer served at Grace while also serving St. John's Lutheran Church, Goodhue, MN. His family lived in the Grace parsonage <ref>Gelchte de Minnesota Synode</ref>. He also organized Christ Lutheran Church, Zumbrota, MN in 1896 during his time at Grace. Clara Hinderer (age 12) and Emanuel Hinderer were confirmed here in the same class <ref>File:1970 - Grace Lutheran Church - Goodhue MN - newspaper clipping - Paul Hinderer.jpg</ref>.
- Paul received an annual salary of $500, payable in 4 quarterly installments.
- Neighboring pastors enjoyed visiting the Hinderers because they enjoyed Klara Hinderer's quick wit <ref>Hinderer Schneider 1990 Reunion Book</ref>.
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Background
- Church organized in the spring of 1870 by Rev. Christian Bender. It had but eight members at that time. They were : A. Seeback, Gottlieb Seeback, R. Haas, Charles Zemke, Wm. Betcher, Herman Kempe and Peter Tipke.
- Church was built in 1878, but was destroyed by fire the following year.
- Church rebuilt at once at a cost of $2,500, a structure 36x50 ft.
- Rev. Christian Bender delivered the dedicatory service the last Sunday in August. <ref>History of Goodhue County</ref>
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Paul Hinderer
- served: 1890-1901
Paul Hinderer
- Picture on p. 100: church of Gnaden (Grace) community in Goodhue, Minnesota.
- Pictures on p. 101: guy on the left is a pastor, guy on the right is a teacher. Building on the left is a rectory in Goodhue, building on the right is the teacher house of St. Johannes community in Goodhue
- Pages 100 and 101 are about the history of the evangelic-lutherean communities Gnaden and St. Johannes in Goodhue.
- Picture on p. 102: School of Gnaden community
- Picture on p. 103: church of St. Johannes community
- Picture on p. 104: School of St. Johannes community.
- Second half of p. 105 is about the history of the evangelic-lutherian Salems (?) community of Greenwood, Minnesota.
- Last page says that in 1901, pastor Hinderer and teacher Schneider left their old jobs and accepted new jobs. Hinderer was succeeded by pastor Underson from Wisconsin.
- translated by Evelina Staub
P. Hinderer became pastor a few months after the death of the previous pastor, W. Bonhof, who died on 7 April 1890. P. Hinderer was called from the Minnesota Synod and he served both in the "Grace" (Gnaden) church and the St. John's (St. Johannes) church. (Both of these are Lutheran churches.)
- Unlike his predecessor, Hinderer did not live in the St. Johannes Community, but instead lived in the Grace Community, which had built a new parsonage.
- The old parsonage became the teacher's residence.
- The first teacher there was a son of Pastor Bomhof.
- He was followed in 1893 by a teacher named Schneider.
- In 1895 the Grace Community built a new school.
- Both Pastor Hinderer and Teacher Schneider went elsewhere in 1901.
- translated by Ellen S
source:Lyla Jaus Baur collection.
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