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History of St. Paul's

1886 Articles of Incorporation were filed at the Courthouse on December 4, 1886. St. Paul's became the first English speaking congregation in Red Wing -- thereby passing on the faith to the next generation in the native tongue of their new country.

St. Paul's has grown from a founding congregation of 25 to the present 1,800. The financial report after the first year listed receipts of $86.76 and $86.33, leaving a balance of $ .43. It has grown from an infant congregation without a home to the owners of a complete 1/2 block of property and the beautiful structure where we meet today -- a remarkable story of faith and vision. Nine pastors have come out of the membership of St. Paul's.

1891 Purchased and moved a small wooden chapel from West Red Wing to the site.

1927 Dedicated the main building constructed at a cost of $75,000, less furnishings. At the time, the congregation had a total membership of 500, yet they built for 1,500. Original windows were of opaque glass. Altar stained glass window was partly paid for by Sunday School children. Built in Munich,Germany, it was originally constructed there, then taken apart, shipped to Red Wing, and reassembled here.

1931 At the annual meeting, the women were given the right to vote.

1953 Purchased the Boy Scout Pharm, 111 acres south of Red Wing and just north of the Minnesota Memorial Hardwood State Forest, for a total of $485.00.

1997 Removed the houses and constructed a new education/office addition.

2006 St. Paul's became one of a few congregations in the SE Minnesota Synod to adopt the Reconciling in Christ (now ReconcilingWorks) commitment.

HISTORY OF PASTORS

1886-1889	Pastor G.H. Trabert, D.D.
1889-1892	Pastor C.B. Lindtwed
1893-1895	Pastor A. Steimle, D.D.
1896-1901	Pastor J.A. Leas, D.D.
1901-1911	Pastor A.J. Reichert
1912-1913	Pastor I. Whitman
1913-1922	Pastor C.C. Roth
1923-1927	Pastor E.J. Wackernagel
1928-1942	Pastor E.F. Marker
1942-1949	Pastor R.B. Reed
1949-1953	Pastor Robert P. Roth
1953-1966	Pastor R.V. Hansen
1966-1969	Pastor James A. Nelson
1970-1986	Pastor Eugene Hasselquist
1972-1982	Pastor Richard Hane
1982-1983	Pastor Dennis Peterson
1984-1985	Pastor Kenneth E. Meehan
1985-1986	Pastor Richard Lund
1987-1992	Pastor Gary Cumings
1992-2000	Pastor William Eisenmann
1993-2000	Pastor Marian Eisenmann
2001-2004	Pastor Steve Berkeland
2002-2005 2005-2017 2017 - Present	Pastor Jon Becker Pastor Kristen Schlauderaff Pastor Dana Jackson

Above: St. Paul's Stained Glass Windows

Below: St. Paul's View from West Avenue

St Pauls Lutheran Church

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