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St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church

2925 Lobsinger Line, P. O. Box 113, 
Heidelberg, ON N0B 2MI

Begun: 1845

The church is said to have been in existence by 1845 when early services were conducted by Rev. F.W. Bindemann. A log church, located approximately a mile outside Heidelberg, was built in 1851. Other early pastors are said to have been Revs. F.V. Wunderlich, C. Lorenz and Jacob Werth. However it was not until 1860 that the first full-time pastor arrived, in the person of Rev. Daniel Stahlschmidt (1860-1873).

Construction of the present church was begun in 1867, although the date marker above the front door reads 1869 (Ev. Luth. St. Petrus Kirche 1869). The roof and steeple were replaced after a lightning strike in 1876. The church building was renovated c.1900 and a basement was added. A new parsonage was built in 1908.

St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Erbsville, founded in 1852, was a branch of Heidelberg. The two congregations remain a joint parish.

Records:
Baptism dates: 1860-             Location of records: at church*
Marriage dates: 1860-            Location of records: at church
Burial dates: 1860-                 Location of records: at church

*Contact Heidelberg-Erbsville Lutheran Church Parish, Heidelberg, ON N0B 1Y0
 
See 
Waterloo County Marriages 1858-1869 for Marriages 1860-1868.

References: Cronmiller 1961:120; Devitt, WHS 1947(35):44; Dick& Longo 1948:22; Eylands 1945:77;  Maple Leaf 1983:51, 86; R. Taylor 1986; WHS 1970(58):53.

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.

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