St. Paul History: Historical Highlights
1849 St. John's United Evangelical Lutheran Church organized under Pastor Beckel. Pastor Beckel worked under Pastor Muehlhaeuser, first president of the Wisconsin Lutheran Synod - the congregation tolerated false doctrine together with the truth
1850 Pastor Paul Meiss present at organization of the Wisconsin Lutheran Synod
1851 -1853 Pastor A. Fuchs, member of Wisconsin Lutheran Synod
1853 - 1854 Pastor Johannes E. Sauer, member of the Wisconsin Lutheran Synod
1854 - 1863 Pastor Fleischer, member of the Wisconsin Lutheran Synod
1863 - 1867 Pastor Albert Opitz, member of the Wisconsin Lutheran Synod
1867 - 1871 Pastor J. H. Keitel, farmer turned preacher, no synodical affiliation, Lutheran leanings.
1869 congregation adopts constitution with decidedly Reformed leanings
1872 - 1873 Pastor G. Hirtz, no synodical affiliation, Lutheran leanings
May 17, 1873 Ten members leave to support the "Lutheran Evangelical Church" Pastor Opitz of Peace, Hartford, guides and serves the group
January 31, 1875 Lutheran group abandons attempts to retain the church property. New congregation organized. Pastor Albert Opitz of Peace, Hartford, serves the group as a second congregation
April 5, 1875 Group adopts the name, St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church
1873 - 1880 Pastor Albert Opitz
1881 - 1909 Pastor C. Probst, pastor of Peace Hartford, serves St. Paul
1885 Decision made to build church
1886 Church built
1893 Two bells purchased, first rung for Easter services
1909 Pastor Opitz retires
1909 - 1910 Pastor L. Ave Lallemant, first resident pastor of St. Paul
1910 Parsonage built
1910 - 1916 Pastor C. Auerswald
1916 - 1922 Pastor Rudolph Bergfield
1920 - 1922 strained relations between congregation and pastor
April 23, 1923 congregation dismisses Pastor Bergfield as its pastor
1922 - 1924 2 year vacancy. Congregation served by Pastor C. A. Otto of St. Paul, Brownsville
1924 - 1937 Pastor A. Lengling
1925 Pastor Lengling begins to serve St. Paul, Cedar Lake as a second charge
1937 - 1944 Pastor Erwin Scharf
1942 - 44 Leave of absence for Pastor Scharf to serve as a civilian chaplain. Pastor Norbert Reim
1944 - 1957 Pastor Frederick Gilbert
1945 organ purchased
1957 Hausfeldt property purchased for Sunday School room
1957 - 1961 Pastor John Ruege
1961 parsonage remodeled
1962 - 1971 Pastor Lester Groth
April 24, 1966 - discussion of purchasing "Nehm" property as site for a new church
1971 - 1979 Pastor Theodore Horneber
June 28, 1972 Nehm property (28 acres) purchased - present church site
February 29, 1976 decision reached to build a new facility
May 26, 1976 decision reached to set aside the design adopted in February and adopt a new design - present church
1978 Parsonage at 509 Highview Drive purchased to gain water and sewer access to church property - old parsonage sold
1978 Construction begins
1980 - 1995 Pastor George Enderle
1981 Education Fund established
1983 Garage constructed
1985 St. Paul's Little Learner Smile Center established
1990 Bell Tower addition construction begun
Easter 1991 Bells again used to call the faithful to worship
1994 Decision reached that St. Paul of Slinger and St. Paul of Cedar Lake each should have their own pastor
August 13, 1995 Pastor Enderle's farewell; he continues serving St. Paul of Cedar Lake as first full time pastor
1995 - Pastor David Cooper
August 20, 1995 Pastor Cooper installed
1996 Purchased computerized synthesizer to augment service and choir music
1996 Children's choir organized
1997 Joined Kettle Moraine Lutheran Federation
1997 Elementary school research committee formed
1998 Building committee organized
1998 Congregation celebrates 125 years of God's Grace
2000 Pastor Coopers suffers a severe stroke; returned to preaching 1 year later
2001 Pastor James Castillo
2002 Kindergarten opens
2003 Christian Family Center (CFC) was built
2004 Contemporary Worship services were added
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