CHURCHES IN THE TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA
THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
ST PAUL'S CHURCH
After Jefferson County History, by L. H. Everts, 1878 Transcribed by Holice Youngs
The Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul's Church Society was founded about 1850.
Missionaries held services at Redwood many years before, in private houses
and school houses. In 1880 a constitution was adopted by this society,
under direction of Pastor Joseph Schamil, third Sunday in Advent. A
resolution to build a church edifice was at the same time adopted. The
church was completed and dedicated November 17, 1861. The number of voting
members at that time was about 20, but the number of communicants at that
time was much larger. The present number of communicants is 208.
There
have been seven different pastors for this society sine its organization.
The present pastor, Francis Randolph Hofman, is a native of Colberg,
Pomerania, in the north of Prussia. Mr. Hoffman, still a young man, is one
of the finest pulpit orators in this northern country. He received the
greater part of his education in the German Gymnasium at Colberg, one year
at Rochester and four years in the Philadelphia theological Society, where
he graduated with honor. He has been pastor of this parish nine years.
This church was enlarged and re-dedicated in 1886.
ST PAUL'S CHURCH
Nan Dixon
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