St. John's Lutheran Church, Cedar Mills, MN/Picture Gallery

St. John's Lutheran Church pictures from the past.

Interior of old Church

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The interior of St. John's Lutheran Church, Cedar Mills, MN. I am guessing the date is sometime in the 1910s, probably close to 1916. That is the year the new sacristy was built. It is also the year Alfred Baur arrived. Val Murphy sent the following email concerning it. 1950-"Motion to give the old altar, communion ware, Hymn board & Baptismal font of the old church to Pastor Ralph Baur at Broken Bow, Nebraska where he was in a Mission"

This is the same altar ware used at Salem Lutheran Church, Edmonds, WA. As of this writing, Mom has these items.

source:Val Murphy collection.

1928 Class Picture

Ralph Baur is in the front row, second from the right. His grandfather Paul Hinderer (in picture), served as an interim pastor when Alfred Baur was sick. Notice Dad's bare feet.

source:Clara Hinderer Baur collection.

Alfred's headstone has the big cross on it.

source:Clara Hinderer Baur collection.

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1925 - St. John's Church, Cedar Mills, MN Fourth of July picnic

Old parsonage and out buildings.

The writing on the bottom of the picture identifies the buildings from left to right. "Hog Barn, Chicken Barn, Barn, Fuel Shed, Parsonage, Garage"

source:Clara Hinderer Baur collection.

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source:Clara Hinderer Baur collection.

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Might be the 4th of July doings.

source:Clara Hinderer Baur collection.

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source:Clara Hinderer Baur collection.

St John's Lutheran Church Cedar Mills church picnic

Artifacts displayed at St. John's anniversary celebration

The altar ware was used at St. John's Lutheran Church, Cedar Mills, MN while Alfred Baur served there. In 1950 the church gave them to Ralph Baur to use in his NE mission churches, and then at Salem Lutheran Church, Edmonds, WA.

1950-"Motion to give the old altar, communion ware, Hymn board & Baptismal font of the old church to Pastor Ralph Baur at Broken Bow, Nebraska where he was in a Mission" <ref> Minutes of St. JOhn's meeting minutes from Val Murphy</ref>

This is the same altar ware used at Salem Lutheran Church, Edmonds, WA. As of this writing, Mom has these items.

Val Murphy: The card states in 1950 the altar ware was donated to Rev Ralph Baur for a mission church in Nebraska-he took it with to his church in Washington and then back to New Ulm when he retired. Mrs Baur still had it and borrowed it to us to display today.

Lois Scheele Hartman: I think that's the exact tapestry we have in our church parish hall.

Timothy Amos Potter: I communed from that ware. Now it means even more to me as I learn a bit of it's history. I really miss your dad, he was a very influential and important man in my life. I look forward to a reunion with him.

source:Val Murphy collection.