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St. Paul's Lutheran Church Now Supported Wholly By Parishioners

The Town Manager, July 1932, p. 14

 

St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Teaneck, one of the newer churches of the town became a self-supporting congregation on January 1, 1932. After six years under the guidance of the Board of American Missions of the United Lutheran Church this congregation has grown to the extent where it was able to assume its own obligations.

In the early winter of 1926 about twenty-five residents of the town began holding services in a prevate home with the intention of organizing themselves into a Lutheran Church. The property on Church Street and Beaumont Avenue was purchased in March of the same year, but was not occupied until the arrival of the new pastor, the Rev. Charles W. Schnabel who at the time was a senior in Hamma Divinity School of Springfield, O. Upon his arrival on the 15th day of May services were held in the house now occupied by him as his home.

From this small beginning the congregation has grown to almost 400 and a Sunday School enrollment of 429. Societies were organized within the church, the Ladies Aid Society being the first. Later a Men's Club, Young Men's Club, Senior Choir, Girl's Club and Boys' Club were organized. Each of these organizations have been active in the life of the church and have made a definite contribution to the welfare of the church and to its own members.

The present building of St. Paul's was erected during the summer of 1928 and formally dedicated the first Sunday in October of that same year. Although at the time of its erection its size was adequate the growing church and Sunday School have overcrowded it.

The present Church Council is composed of the following members: Albert C. Mau, residents' Henry C. Benzenberg, vice president; Bernhrad A. Bernstorf, secretary; William Hensen, treasurer; Christ Gebelein, financial secretary; I. U. Kershner, Henry J. Sattler, Fred C. Baser, William H. Hendess, George A. Schlobohm, Fred W. Hoffman and Peter F. Martens.

At the recent meeting of the Church Council ti was voted to continue the regular Sunday Services during the month of July and the first two Sundays in August. There will be no service the last two Sundays in August and the First Sunday in September. Sunday School is conducted every Sunday morning at 9:30 and the Service is held at 11 o'clock. Although the Lutheran Church is conservative in its teachings and formal in its liturgy St. Paul's Church welcomes all those who would come to worship. The seats are free and the people are friendly.

 

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