This is what the Lord says: "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls..." ~~ Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV)
February 22, 2013
Next Door to God's House
During the days of itinerant Preachers, traveling miles by horseback to the communities they served, it was a brave venture for the fledgling congregation to construct a small wood frame parsonage in 1876. Reverend C.F. Waldecker was the first Pastor to occupy the house.
In 1921, during the Pastorate of Rev. Tillman W. Hoernemann, a modern brick structure was built at the cost of $17,000.
The Parsonage was home to First E&R Pastors and their families throughout the decades until 1984. Seen here in 1987, before the dwelling was demolished that year.
Home is where the "Hearth" is...
Reverend Reuben J. Schroer
Our 11th Pastor
The Schroer Family
Hilda, Hal, Corinne, and Rev. Schroer
(left to right)
(Seated by the fireplace in the Parsonage)
Hilda, Hal, Corinne, and Rev. Schroer
(left to right)
(Seated by the fireplace in the Parsonage)
February 3, 2013
The Beginning & The End
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