Church: Fairchild, Wis. - St. John’s Lutheran Church (1959)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Collins, Proehl, Rosenau

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) July 9, 1959

St. John’s Lutheran Church (Fairchild - 1959)

A diamond anniversary celebration is planned for august 23 by St. John’s Lutheran Church, at Fairchild, according to word from its pastor, the Rev. Edward G. Collins.

Plans are being made for a festival service in the morning with the Rev. Fred Proehl of Milwaukee as the guest preacher. St. John’s was founded in 1884 by the father of Rev. Mr. Proehl.

A second festival service is planned for the afternoon, with the Rev. R. Rosenau of Minneapolis, Minn., as the guest-preacher.  The Rev. Mr. Rosenau is the only member of a layman’s family from St. Paul’s Church, who has entered the ministry of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod.