St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at Kellogg

BAUER, BODEN, BRAUN, BURMASTER, DOBROTH, EGGEN, LINDQUIST, MEINECKE, MUELLER, OLTMAN, REICHEN, ROHR, SCHAUMBURG, SCHROEDER, SCHULTZ, WEBER, ZELLINGER

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Date: 2/1/2018 at 14:35:14

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at Kellogg
Kellogg Lutherans to Mark Centennial of Congregation
Kellogg – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at Kellogg will observe the centennial of its founding at special services Sunday morning and afternoon, the Rev. W. H. Lindquist, pastor of the church, announced today.
Dr. Bruno Schlachtenhaufen of Des Moines, president of the Iowa District of the American Lutheran Church, will speak at the 11 o’clock festival services.
During the 2:30 services, the Rev. Lloyd H. Dobroth of Pocahontas, who served as pastor of the Kellogg church from 1957 to 1961, and Dick Schultz, head basketball coach at the State University of Iowa at Iowa City, will speak.
A native of Kellogg and a member of the church, Schultz is active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Centennial music will be presented by the Sunday school choir under the direction of Mrs. Katherine Schaumburg, and various soloists and small groups.
During the afternoon services, greetings will be given by former pastors, the Rev. W. G. Weber of Tama and the Rev. d. J. Burmaster of Nora Springs, and by area pastors.
A booklet containing the church history will be given each family attending services Sunday.
The church was founded in 1870 under the direction of the Rev. S. John Boden, a native of Germany; the building was erected in 1873, the first service in the new edifice was Aug. 31, 1873.
In appreciation, the congregation was first named St. Clement’s and a cemetery was started west of Kellogg.
Pastor Boden served the church until his death Dec. 17, 1897.
The second pastor, John G. Oltman, married a member of the congregation. The congregation, together with its sister congregation at St. Andrews’ Lutheran Church, Elk Creek Township, purchased its first parsonage for the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Oltman.
Serving as pastor after the Rev. Mr. Oltman moved to State Center in 1911, were the Rev. G. E. Schroeder, 1911-12, the Rev. A. C. Zellinger, 1912-15, the Rev. W. Meinecke, 1916 and the Rev. Rudolph Reichen, 1916-20.
During this period, the church began conducting its services in English rather than in German.
There was no regular pastor between 1920 and 1924, but services were conducted by seminary students from Dubuque.
The Rev. Arthur H. Schultz, who served as supply pastor in 1924-25 while a student, became the regular pastor in 1926.
While the Rev. Mr. Schultz was pastor, a new parsonage was purchased and renovated, the name was changed to St. Paul’s American Lutheran Church and a women’s society was started.
The Rev. Mr. Schultz, who moved to State Center in 1929, was followed by the following pastors:
The Rev. W. G. Weber, 1929-37; the Rev. Arthur H. Braun, 1937; the Rev. Paul G. Bauer, 1938-44; the Rev. E. M. Mueller, 1944-47; the Rev. Carlton F. Rohr, 1947-57; the Rev. Lloyd H. Dobroth, 1957-61; the Rev. Kenneth D. Eggen, 1962-65; the Rev. David J. Burmaster, 1966-68, and the present pastor, the Rev. Mr. Lindquist.
The present parsonage, located on Main Street, west of the post office, was purchased in 1944 and remodeled, mainly with volunteer labor.
The robed choir was begun in 1948 under the direction of Mrs. George Schaumburg, and the daily vacation Bible school was initiated in that year.
During 1954 and 1955, major remodeling of the church was conducted. The building was extended to the back to provide space for Sunday school rooms, and a wing was added to the west, transforming the sanctuary to an L-shape. New carpeting and a new altar also were installed.
In 1965, the congregation purchased property to the east of the church containing a small house which was later used as the pastor’s office and Sunday school rooms and is known as parish house.
The men of the church began a farming operation, which is still going on in order to retire the debt on the property.
Present membership of the church is smaller than at times in the past. There are now 133 baptized and 99 communicant members.
Source: Newton Daily News (Newton, IA); October 08, 1970