St. Paul's Evangelical Church (Dayton, KY)

Collection

Identifier: Church RG 331

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The St. Paul's UCC collection consist of four boxes containing ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES, AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONS (CRADLE ROLL AND SUNDAY SCHOOL FINANCIAL RECORDS 1945-1950; ELTS CLUB MINUTES 1932-1935; EVANGELICAL BROTHERHOOD MINUTES 1916-1917; LADIES AID SOCIETY MINUTES 1915-1938, LADIES AID SOCIETY FINANCIAL RECORDS 1902-1920, 1921-1931, LADIES AID SOCIETY MINUTES 1901-1913; MEN'S SOCIETY MINUTES 1921-1923; MINSTREL SHOWS; AUXILIARY ORGANIZATION RIBBONS; SENIOR LEAGUE MINUTES 1960-1973; WOMEN'S GUILD CORRESPONDENCE ; WOMEN'S GUILD FINANCIAL RECORDS 1866-1895; WOMEN'S GUILD MINUTES 1946-1957, 1966-1967; YOUNG PEOPLE'S LEAGUE CONSTITUTION, YOUNG PEOPLE'S LEAGUE FINANCIAL RECORDS 1918-1932, 1927-1942, 1931-1972, 1943-1946; YOUNG PEOPLE'S LEAGUE MINUTES 1906-1913, 1929-1960); BULLETINS 1938, 1929, 1963,1958, 1959, 1960, SEPT. 1988, JULY-DEC 1990, 1991-2005; CHURCH RECORDS (BAPTISMS 1863-1956 AND 1957-1994; MARRIAGES 1864-1956 AND 1956-2001, FUNERALS 1864-1954 AND 1959- 2005, COMMUNION 1865-1956, SERMONS 1915-1918, CONFIRMATIONS, TRANSFERS 1958-2003, MEMBERSHIP 1976, 1977, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2003, MISSION STATEMENT); COMMITTEES (CONSISTORY MINUTES 1864-1962, 1965-1969, 1981-1986,1991-1992, JAN. 1993- JUNE 1994, OCT. 1994-DEC. 1995, JAN. 1996- APR. 1999, MAY 1999-FEB. 2003, MAR. 2003-JUNE 2003, NOV. 2003-MAY 2004, NOV. 2004- OCT. 2005); CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS, CORRESPONDENCE, FINANCIAL RECORDS 1876-1885, 1876-1897, 1878-1892, 1898-1909, 1900-1904, 1902-1918, 1905-1915, 1910-1914, 1915-1929, 1927-1933, 1939-1950, 1951-1961, 1985-2005, GUEST REGISTER 1962-1988, JOB HISTORY, JOB DESCRIPTIONS, LEGAL AND BUSINESS RECORDS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, MEMORIALS, PARISH NOTICES 1958, PASTORS, PHOTOGRAPHS, PROGRAMS, SUNDAY SCHOOL RECORDS AND MINUTES.

Dates

Creation: 1863 - 2005

Biographical / Historical

Church was organized in 1863. In 1918, the church changed its name from St. Paul's Lutheran to St. Paul's Evangelical Reformed. Pastors: Carl E. Clausen 1863-1880, Karl W. Miller 1880-1884, Oscar Krafft 1885-1886, A. Seyring 1886-1886, John Wirz 1886-1888, Paul G. Gerber 1888-1894, C. J. Bohnen 1894-1896, L. Herberle 1896-1897, C. Stark 1898-1899, H. Mehl 1899-1900, Christian Emigholz 1901-1909, Louis W. Goebel 1910-1911, Martin Davis 1911-1912, F. Gustav Brune 1912-1916, Aubrey Williams 1917-1918 and 1919-1920, Frank C. Scholl 1918-1919, R.C. Ditter 1920-1921, G.G. Press 1921-1923, Fr. C. Kuether 1923-1931, L.J.F. Stuckwisch 1932-1935, Edwin C.J. Winnecke 1936-1938, George Werpup 1938-1939, A.J. Wahl 1939-1956, Louis C. Speller 1956-1957, Philip M. Stahl 1957-1960, William F. Kohler 1960-1961 and 1962-1963, Stephen Pedi 1961-1962, William F. Kohler 1962-1963, Raymond T. Caldwell 1963-1963, Terence L. Williams 1963, James Hill, Sandy Wenger and Jim Colding as interim co-pastor. Church closed in October 30, 2005.