Immanuel Community Church
The Immanuel Community was organized at March 19, 1854.
Dr.H.Wunder was the president, H.W.Rincker his secretary.
The first members were:
Michael Hemmrich,
H. W. Rincker,
Wilh. Rust,
Wilh. Dieckmann,
Wilh. Stünkel,
Wilh. Hallemann,
J. G. Huhn,
J. L. Michel,
Karl and Gottfried Schumacher,
H. Holste,
A. Kreutzburg,
A. Thiele.
The Senior Council was elected: M. Hemmrich and H. W.
Rincker.
The board members were W. Rust and W. Dieckmann.
The first step (work) was the discussion on the church´s
building.
The contract for the building of the church was offered M. W.
Bruns with a price of $1030.00, included the paintings. The St.
Paul's Community gave them some church benches as a gift, the
residual benches were produced by Immanuel Community in the same
form.
The Lay of Foundation was already at July 17 for the first
church building; on September 10 the little community
inaugurated happily this first church house. On the same day the
first pastor of this community, Mr. G. Schick, was introduced.
The ground properties of this community did lay in the 12th
street, where today the Jesuite-College exists. At the other
side of the 12th street bloomed the most beautiful water roses
and the children floated with their selfmade rafts on the water.
One church building check in amount of $600.00 was donated and
subscribed by the members and exist till now as receipt.
Contributed Aug 1999 by Audry
