Category:St. John's Lutheran Church, Goodhue, MN
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Brief History
Paul Hinderer served at St. John's while also serving Grace 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 St. John's.
- 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
- First English services held in 1904.
- 1912-1918 - St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Goodhue, MN formed.
- This church was organized several years later than Grace Church by Rev. Horst of Hay Creek. It has a membership of seventy-five. A parochial school is connected with it having an enrollment of sixty pupils. Rev. Herman E. Meyer is pastor of both congregations. The present trustees are: H. Matthes, Peter Jonas, John Liehman, John Augustin.<ref>History of Goodhue County</ref>
Laying of Immanuel Lutheran Church Cornerstone
- On Sunday May 16, 1897 Immanuel celebrated the laying the laying of the cornerstone of the new church. On that Sunday 100 years ago there were approximately 600 people, including people from Goodhue, MN, Belvidere, MN, Frontenac, MN and Red Wing, MN that were present for this special occasion in the life of our congregation. The weather that day saw a high temperature of 75 Degrees and a low temperature of 42 Degrees
- On Sunday September 28, 1897 the voter’s decided to invite the following congregations to the dedication service. They were, St. Johns of rural Goodhue, Grace of rural Goodhue, St. Peter’s of Belvidere, St. John’s of Red Wing and the Mazeppa congregation. It was decided to ask Pastor Ferber of Belvidere to have the farewell sermon at the time of our dedication service at our school. The schedule for dedication Sunday was set as follows:
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Paul Hinderer
source:Lyla Jaus Baur collection
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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