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St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church

1123 Henry Street, Wellesley
Begun: 1876

This congregation, originally named Second St. Paul's Lutheran, was formally organized on July 28, 1876 by its first pastor, the Rev. J.N. Münzinger. Land for a church and a cemetery was purchased from John Zoeger in 1876.

Dedication of the church, which was built in 1876-1877, was in the Fall of 1877. The first pastor in the new church was the Rev. John Strempfer who also ministered to North Easthope and Gadshill. The parsonage for the Parish was in North Easthope. The next pastor was Rev. John Hoffman. A seventy-six foot tower and a Sunday School addition were built in 1888.

The present-day brick church was built in 1927, and a parsonage was purchased in 1936. The name of the church was changed in 1957 from Second St. Paul's Lutheran to St. Mark's Lutheran Church.

Records:
Baptism dates: 1876-             Location of records: at church
Marriage dates: 1876-             Location of records: at church
Burial dates:     1876-             Location of records: at church

References: Eylands 1945:133; Maple Leaf 1983:88; Schwermann 1971:3; R. Taylor 1986; Wellesley W.I.

Information excerpted from: Waterloo County Churches, A Research Guide to Churches established before 1900, by Rosemary Willard Ambrose © Waterloo-Wellington Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1993. It is reproduced by permission.

For a complete list of resources mentioned above, please click
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For a complete list of pastors, 1876-1976, please click here.

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