St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

{a/k/a North Green Grove}

1879•Fiftieth Anniversary•1929

1879•Seventy-Five Year Anniversary•1954

1879•Centennial Anniversary•1979

1879•125th Anniversary•2004

Row One, L to R: Mrs. Earl (Verna) Schmidt - Mrs. Vernon (Jeanette) Sommer - Ms. Beverly Schmidt.

Row Two, L to R: Mrs. Roland (Betty) Rakow - Mrs. Merlin (Lorraine) Obernberger - Mrs. David (Jeanette) Erikson, President - Pastor Rakow, Vice President.

Not Photographed: Mrs. Wilbert (Adeline) Miller.

The Guild members presently are Verna Schmidt - Beverly Adams - Jean Jankee - Cora Armbrust - Theo Ludwig and Violet Engel, Coordinator.

Row 1: Ms. Beverly Schmidt, Mrs. Adolph (Pearl Wolske), Ms. Pearl Erdman

Row 2: Mrs. Merlin (Lorraine) Obernberger, Mrs. Earl (Verna) Schmidt, Mrs. Otto (Ella) Erdman

Row 3: Mr. Harland Adams and Mr. Richard Hamann

Row One, L to R. Mrs. Earl (Verna) Schmidt - Mrs. Vernon (Jeanette) Sommer - Mrs. Arthur (Erna) Schultz - Ms. Beverly Schmidt.

Row Two, L to R: Mrs. Roland (Betty) Rakow - Mrs. Merlin (Lorraine) Obernberger - Mrs. Gary (Sandra) Sommer - Ms. Nancy Sommer.

Row Three, L to R: Mrs. Harlan Adams - Rev. Roland Rakow.

Organist: Mrs. Duane (Donna) Schmidt

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Joan Will was asked by Walter Laabs to serve as organist for St. Paul’s after she had move into the area. She became a member of the congregation and served as organist from 1982 to 1993. She then move to Spencer and now serves as an organist at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spencer.

Under Joan’s direction a choir was formed of St. Paul’s and St. Luke’s members. The choir performed Christmas Cantatas for four seasons along with the choir of Trinity Lutheran Church. Joan also asked for and received funds form the Church board to create a file of music for future use.

Organists: Diana Schuette and Dallas Hamann.

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Top Row, L to R: Bernice Miller - Janice (Winkel) Dassow - Eileen Hardrath - Jeanette Sommer - Pauline Woik, Organist and director.

First Row, L to R: Florence Miller - Erma Schultz - Lucille Grafe - Lucille Sommer.

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L to R: Mrs. R. Glenzer - Mrs. M. Geotsch - Mrs. T. Sommer - Mrs. Laabs - Mrs. P. Woik - Mrs. F. Glenzer.

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Front Row: 1. Herman Singstock, Elder, 2. O. Rahn, Elder, 3.  J. Miller, Elder, 4. H. Meyer, Elder.

Back Row: 5. J. Sheet, Trustee, 6. E. Rahn, Trustee, 7. William F. Tessmer, Trustee, 8. T. Sommer, Treasurer, 9. G. Theilig, Trustee, 10. J. Bachmeier, Secretary

Trustees: J. Sheer, E. Rahn, W. Tesmer, Gr. Theilig

Elders: H. Singstock, O. Rahn, J. Miller, H. Meyer

Treasurer: T. Sommer

Secretary: J. Bochineier

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Top Row, L to R: Henry Dittmeyer, Trustee - Marvin Seefluth, Trustee - Vernon Sommer, Trustee - Vernon Boss Finance Secretary - Hubert Koffarnus, Secretary - William Theilig, Treasurer.

Bottom Row, L to R: Walter Laabs, Elder - Frank Buss, Elder - William Singstock, President - Albert Dekarske, Elder - Herbert Lube, Elder.

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Row One, L to R: Mrs. Harley Hardrath, Trustee - Mr. Rolland Knecht, Financial Secretary - Mrs. Wilbert Miller, President - Mrs. Hubert Koffarnus, Treasurer - Mrs. Richard (Margo) Seefluth, Secretary - Mrs. Richard Hamann, Elder.

Row Two, L to R: Mrs. Vernon Sommer, Trustee - Mrs. Charles Garvey, Trustee - Mrs. Gary Sommer, Elder - Mrs. Merlin Obernberger, Elder - Mr. David Erikson, Elder

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Council Members: Otis Kath, Galen Erdman, David Sommer, Richard Hamann, Delbert Schuette, Lonnie Armbrust, Sue Lindau, Joyce Hamann, Pearl Erdman, Lavonne Schuette.

Council President: Delbert Schuette.

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50th Anniversary Book, Page 10

First Row, L to R: Mrs. F. Glenzer, Treasurer - Mrs. L. Laabs - Mrs. C. Marquardt, President - Mrs. R. Glenzer, Vice-President - Mrs. John Miller - Mrs. Joe Miller - Mrs. F. Meyer - Mrs. B. Schauer.

Second Row, L to R: Mrs. L. Fink - Mrs. E. Schultz - Mrs. M. Goetsch - Mrs. S. Fakes - Mrs. W. Krueger - Mrs. O. Rahn - Mrs. W. Winkel - Mrs. T. Sommer - Mrs. J. Bachmeier.

Third Row, L to R: Mrs. O. Lipprandt - Mrs. J. Sheer - Mrs. C. Schulte - Mrs. E. Rahn - Mrs. A. Woik - Mrs. H. Meyer - Mrs. B. Schumann - Mrs. M. Krueger.

Fourth Row, L to R: Mrs. B. Lulloff - Mrs. P. Woik, Secretary - Mrs. P. Sommer - Mrs. G. Schultz - Mrs. H. Singstock - Mrs. F. Miller.

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The Ladies Aid was founded under the guidance of Pastor Behrendt in the year 1914. Throughout the years the society has truly lived up to it’s name as an Aid Society in the work of the Congregation and the Kingdom of God. It has sponsored the Sunday School, contributed toward our Lutheran charities, missions, parsonage improvements and other worthy causes too numerous to mention. Just recently the ladies modernized and redecorated the church basement in preparation for our 75th Anniversary. The present membership of the Ladies Aid is thirty-one. Bertha Schumann and Lydia Laabs are the only remaining charter members.

Top Row, L to R: Adeline Miller - Jeanette Sommer - Dorothy Glenzer - Carmen Novak - Lucille Grafe, Secretary - Hilda Wittlinger - Esther Krueger - Eileen Hardrath - Lucille Sommer.

Second Row, L to R: Marion Krueger - Elaine Seefluth - Betty Gosse - Pauline Woik - Etta Mae Ewert - Edna Laabs - Clara Winkel - Bernice Miller - Vila Dekarkse, Treasurer - Hilda Glenzer - Margaret Lube, Vice President.

First Row, L to R: Florence Miller, President - Emma Plutte - Lena Singstock - Elnore Erdman - Irene Theilig - Erma Schultz - Martha Lulloff - Lydia Laabs.

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Row One, L to R: Mrs. Earl (Verna) Schmidt, Secretary - Mrs. Theodore (Bernice) Miller, Treasurer - Mrs. Jerome (Sally) Weiler, Vice President - Mrs. Adolph (Pearl) Wolske, President - Mrs. Arthur (Erma) Schultz.

Row Two, L to R: Mrs. Jim (Vivian) Sowieja - Mrs. Albert (Camen) Novak - Miss Beverly Schmidt - Mrs. Harley (Eileen) Hardrath - Ms. Pearl Erdman - Mrs. Otto (Eleanor) Erdman.

Row Three, L to R: Mrs. Galen (Shirley) Erdman - Mrs. Hubert (Pearl) Koffarnus - Mrs. Roland (Betty) Rakow - Mrs. Charles (Donna) Garvey - Mrs. Darnell (Janice) Schoelzel - Mrs. Esther Makovec.

Not Photographed: Evelyn Boss - Shirley Hoover - Irene Theilig.

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Various hosted events since 1980 include three LWML Zone Prayer Services and three Zone Rallies. Mother and Daughter banquets have been held as have Christmas parties for invited neighboring congregation LWML and guests.

Since the 90’s, prayer books have been purchased for the confirmants and Bibles for the third graders. We have donated to Vacation Bible School, Christmas treats for the Sunday School children, the repair fund, the building fund and the church sign.

Throughout the years, mission project have been: Lutheran Counseling and Family Service, LCMS World Relief, Lutheran Hour, Bethesda, Home for the Aged, LAMP, Dakota Boys Ranch, Friends of Concordia, Alaskan Mission Committee, Lutheran Bible Translators, International Student Ministry, Bulgaria Mission, and Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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Membership: Pearl Erdman - Verna Schmidt - Beverly Schmidt - Harlan Adams - Harley and Eileen Hardrath - Vernon and Jeanette Sommer - Wilber Miller - Arthur and Erma Schultz - Rev. and Mrs. Roland Rakow - Pearl Wolske.

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Front Center, L to R: Tapatha Fisher - Tara Fisher.

Row Two, L to R: Matthew Lulloff - Meegan Bertapelle - Kate Seefluth - Michael Bertapelle - Beth Pipkorn - Lori Armbrust - Brian Erikson - Brenda Erikson.

Row Three, L to R: Missy Pipkorn - Russell Weiler - Greg Weiler - Scott Erdman - Darrell Erikson - Tammy Griesbach - Darrell Schoelzel.

Row Four, L to R. Jeffrey Griesbach - Lori Garvey - ShyAnn Obernberger - DeAnn Garvey - Tina Greisbach - Wanda Erikson.

Row Five, L to R. Mark Sommer - Ronnie Armbrust - Michael Lulloff - Darrel Hornick - Randy Erdman - James Erikson.

Not Photographed: Jeffery Seefluth - Tami Barts - Steve Weiler - Ronald Meyer - Darin Meyer - Aron Meyer - Lynn Barts.

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(note: no individual names are given)

“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.” Our goal at St. Paul’s Sunday School is to help all children know that they have a God who loves them so much that He died for them and rose again.

This is more than knowledge of Scripture and what it says; it is wisdom in applying it in living a life as a child of God.

By knowing our destination and with the Holy Spirits’ blessing, we are able to find solutions to problems and evaluate progress of the organization.

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Top Row, L to R: Mrs. A. Kekarske - Mrs. W. Miller - Mrs. W. Grafe - Mrs. D. Sommer, Secretary.

First Row, L to R: Mrs. Alex Winkel - Miss Janice (Winkel) Dassow - Miss S. Hardrath.

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Row One, L to R: Mrs. Richard (Joyce) Hamann - Ms. Rita Cherry - Ms. Beverly Schmidt - Mrs. David Erikson.

Row Two, L to R. Mrs. Galen (Shirley) Erdman - Ms. Varonica Strieter - Mrs. Gary (Sandra) Sommer - Mrs. Jerome (Sally) Weiler.

Not Photographed: Karen Sommer

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Row One, L to R: Dan Prestien - Todd Sommer - Ryan Seefluth - Cheryl Schuette - Susanne Schuette.

Row Two, L to R: Jim Lulloff - Darrell Schuette - Nancy Sommer - Paul Weiler - Peggy Sommer - Mark Schuette - Cheri Garvey - John Weiler - Rita Cherry.

Row One, L to R: Suzanne Schuette - Cheryl Schuette - Peggy Sommer - Mrs. Lorraine Obernberger.

Row Two, L to R: Darryl Schuette - Mrs. Alan Estby - Ryan Seefluth - Danny Prestien - Paul Weiler.

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(note: no individual names are given)

The youth group was started by a few of the mothers in 1991. The group stayed together for 10 years. During this time they had as many as ten members and as few as three.

Their time together started out with devotions. They has games, discussion on activities that were coming up, lunch and always ended in prayer.

Activities done as a group were nursing home services with the pastor, circuit events, Noah’s Ark, lock ins, basketball tournaments, bake sales, car washes, brat fries, dunk tank, painting and rock picking.

They also served soup for Advent and Lenten services, cookie and candy baking at Christmas, serving Easter breakfast after the sunrise service.

With money the youth made, they attended Camp Luther and servant events. The Servant events attended were in Indiana, Iowa, Colorado and Florida.

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