Hope Lutheran Church (Hamler, Ohio) records

Collection

Identifier: MS-1075

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Dates

Creation: 1879-2007

Extent

1 Reels (1 reel of 35mm microfilm)

Creator

Hope Lutheran Church (Hamler, Ohio) (Organization)

Biographical / Historical

Although families met in various homes and the Rohr's school house for worship services during the mid to late 1870s, Reverend George Hueler formed "Hoffnung" (Hope Church) on April 26, 1879. During the early years Hope and St. Stephen in Hamler, Ohio, shared pastors and confirmation classes. In 1883, Henry Kolbe donated land north of the present church building. In 1901, Reverend Roesch preached the first sermon at the new church built on the present site.

Reverend G.J. Ide, pastor of both Hope and St. Stephen, was the pastor responsible for the change from using the German language to English. When Reverend Ide retired in 1937, Hope and St. Stephen separated. The current location of Hope Lutheran Church is at County Road G-100 and County Road 10, northwest of the city of Hamler, Ohio.

The above history was compiled based on information obtained from the Hope Lutheran Church, Hamler, Ohio.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

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Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records of the Hope Lutheran Church were transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections with the cooperation of Pastor J. Lindsay Shaner and the assistance of Lori Schwiebert, church secretary.