Category:Trinity Lutheran Church, Willow Lake Township, MN
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Brief History
Jacob Baur served here as a mission when serving at Zion Lutheran Church, Sanborn, MN(1886-1889). The church is now Missouri Synod.
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History of Redwood County
Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church, of Willow Lake Township, MN, is located in the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of section 10. As far back as 1886 meetings were held at the residences respectively of John Hoffman, Emil Hoffman and Fred Fenger, who were among the early members of the church, together with Fred Raedel, Robert Hinz, Hr. Ristown and A. Beckman.
The church edifice was not erected until ten years later—1896—at which time the congregation numbered only twelve members. This building cost $1,750 and has since been used for the services of the church, which are usually conducted in the German language, though in English when required.
In [1913]] it was remodeled and enlarged at a cost of $1,600. January 1, 1816, the congregation numbered forty-four members. A parsonage was built in 1901, across the road from the church, at a cost of $1,250, thus materially increasing the value of the church property. A school had been built in the previous year—1900—costing $400, the labor being furnished by the members of the congregation. It is taught four days a week from October 1 to the latter part of May. In the forenoon religion and German are taught, a public school course being given in the afternoon. Until the year 1910 the congregation belonged to the Minnesota Synod, but since that time it has been a member of the Missouri Synod.
The original congregation consisted of only three families, who were served by the pastor residing at Sanborn, MN, services being held only every third, sometimes every fourth or fifth Sunday. The first four pastors, who resided at Sanborn and served this congregation as a mission, were: Rev. J. Bauer, 1886 to 1890; Rev. August Graebner, 1890 to 1893; Rev. Chr. Meyer, 1893 to 1899, and Rev. W. Schulze, 1899 to 1901.
The first resident pastor was the Rev. H. Westphal, 1901 to 1902. He was followed by Rev. W. Schulze, 1902 to 1903; Rev. H. C. Kothe, 1903 to 1915, and since July 4, 1915, Rev. H. L. W. Schuetz, who also serves the church at Clements.
The first births and baptisms, as recorded on the church book, were: Emma Maria Elizabeth Hoffman, daughter of John Hofiman; Paul Adolph Raedel, son of Fred Raedel, and Fred Herbert Fenger, son of Fred Fenger.
The first marriages were: Herman Ristow and Bertha Schlesner; Edward Nehring and Margaret Reimer, and Cark Zick and Adeline Fenger.
The first deaths: Hugo Raedel, child of Fred Raedel; Henry Hinz, child of Robert Hinz; Augusta Beckman.
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