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St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin: The First Ten Years
(1984)
Arthur D. Callies chronicles the tumultuous early history of St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, focusing on its formation following a divisive split from St. Paul's congregation in the early ...
The WELS in Colorado Springs: The Suspension of Mount Olive Evangelical Lutheran Church
(1988)
Chuck Westra’s essay, The WELS in Colorado Springs: The Suspension of Mt. Olive Ev. Luth. Church (1988), recounts the events leading to the suspension of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church from the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran ...
A History: St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church Watertown, WI
(1980)
Don Wichmann’s A History: St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Watertown, Wisconsin (1980) traces the congregation’s development from its founding in 1854 to the late 20th century. Initially organized under Rev. Christian ...
A History of Good Shepherd Ev. Lutheran Church, Downers Grove, Illinois
(1986)
John Carter recounts the founding and growth of Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church in Downers Grove, Illinois, tracing its roots to doctrinal unrest within the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) in the late 1960s ...
A Conflict in Combining Confessional Lutheranism and Political Conservatism at King of Kings Ev. Lutheran Church, Garden Grove, California
(1981)
Mark Brunner’s 1981 church history paper examines the early years of King of Kings Lutheran Church in Garden Grove, California, highlighting tensions between confessional Lutheran theology and political conservatism. The ...
Secrets to Survival: A History of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hatchville (Spring Valley), WI
(1987)
Joel Willitz’s essay, Secrets to Survival, chronicles the 100-year history of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hatchville (Spring Valley), Wisconsin. Founded by German Lutheran settlers in 1885, the congregation’s ...
The Development of Family Ministry at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Wauwatosa, WI
(1989)
Donald Windsperger’s essay documents the development of Family Ministry at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, from its roots in the 1970s to its flourishing in the late 1980s. Prompted by ...
