St. John's Lutheran Church, Maxfield (Missouri Synod)

 

Pastor	Dates and Notes
N. Volkert	former pastor from Schaumburg, Illinois
H. Graetzel	Dec 1856 - Fall 1858
Pres. G. Grossman	Iowa Synod; interim pastor
Prof. Simund Fritschel	vacancy pastor
Prof. Gottfried Fritschel	vacancy pastor
seminary students, Wartburg Seminary	vacancy pastors
P. Kleinlein	1859 - Fall 1865; Wartburg Seminary
	In the early years until Aug 1861, members of the Jubilee church, near La Porte City, shared pastors and buildings.
G.A. Schieferdecker	Spring 1866 - Fall 1867
Lorenz Schorr	1868 - Dec 24, 1870 -- died of ill health while serving the congregation
C. Hoerig, Seminary Student	assisted Pastor Schorr while ill
Buhrer, Seminary Student	assisted Pastor Schorr while ill
J. Westenberger, Seminary Student	assisted Pastor Schorr while ill
Th. Brauer, Seminary Student	assisted Pastor Schorr while ill
Prof. A. Preller	Feb 1871 - Fall 1871 -- recalled to teach at seminary
Herman Baumbach	1871 - 1875 -- first parish school teacher
Paul Bredow	Dec 28, 1871 - 1899 -- supervised organization of many new congregations in the area
Herman Brandenburg	Sep 1875 - 1900 -- parish school teacher
J. Graening	Dec 1891 -- dedication of new brick church
L. Lobec	Dec 1891 -- dedication of new brick church
C. Hast	Dec 1891 -- dedication of new brick church
C. Weltner	Dec 1891 -- dedication of new brick church
J. Dorullis	May 1899 - 1903
C. F. Liefield	1901 - 1903 -- parish school teacher
G. Bergstraesser	1903 - 1905 -- became Director of Wartburg College, Waverly
F. Rau	1903 - 1905 -- parish school teacher
J. Graening	Aug 1905 - 1915
A. Studier	Aug 1905 - 1912 -- parish school teacher
W. E. Greffenius	1912 - 1915 -- parish school teacher
August Bartels	Summer 1915 - 1927
	new parsonage - 1926
J. G. Baermann	Spring 1928 - 1943
A. Guetzlaff	Fall 1943 - Dec 1945
Prof. John Hiltner	interim pastor
Wm. Burrack	Apr 1, 1946 - 1967 -- retired
	Aug 1963 -- brick church burned down
	May 1965 -- new church dedicated
H. Schiffler	1968 - 1971 -- retired
A. Thalacker	1971 - Jun 1979
P. Hedquist	Aug 1979