St. Peter's Lutheran Church
27 Adelaide St., Linwood, N0B 2A0
Begun: 1873
The present congregation dates back to 1873 and was made up of members who had split earlier from the Missouri Synod congregation in Linwood, St. John's Lutheran Church. The new congregation held services in an old block church several miles from Linwood until a church was built in 1885, and consecrated in the fall of that year by the pastor, Rev. H. Petschke (1884-1887). Rev. A.R. Schultz of St. James, Elmira administered to St. Peter's from 1889-1899; Rev. H. Rembe was pastor from 1901-1904.
The present-day red brick building was built in 1904 on John Street North while Rev. Rembe was pastor; dedication services were held on October 18, 1905. At about the same time the Linwood congregation voted to join the Canada Synod and called their own pastor, Rev. Paul Kleine. The congregation became self-supporting in 1909. The church currently is in a parish with St. John's, near Bamberg.
Records:
Baptism Dates: 1871- Location of records: at church
Marriage Dates: 1871- Location of records: at church
Burial Dates: 1871- Location of records: at church
Early church records are reported to be in High German.
References: Cronmiller 1961:165; Dick & Longo 1984:16,18; Eylands 1945:137; Malinsky 1954:69; Maple Leaf 1983:88.
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 here.
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Begun: 1873
The present congregation dates back to 1873 and was made up of members who had split earlier from the Missouri Synod congregation in Linwood, St. John's Lutheran Church. The new congregation held services in an old block church several miles from Linwood until a church was built in 1885, and consecrated in the fall of that year by the pastor, Rev. H. Petschke (1884-1887). Rev. A.R. Schultz of St. James, Elmira administered to St. Peter's from 1889-1899; Rev. H. Rembe was pastor from 1901-1904.
The present-day red brick building was built in 1904 on John Street North while Rev. Rembe was pastor; dedication services were held on October 18, 1905. At about the same time the Linwood congregation voted to join the Canada Synod and called their own pastor, Rev. Paul Kleine. The congregation became self-supporting in 1909. The church currently is in a parish with St. John's, near Bamberg.
Records:
Baptism Dates: 1871- Location of records: at church
Marriage Dates: 1871- Location of records: at church
Burial Dates: 1871- Location of records: at church
Early church records are reported to be in High German.
References: Cronmiller 1961:165; Dick & Longo 1984:16,18; Eylands 1945:137; Malinsky 1954:69; Maple Leaf 1983:88.
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 here.
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