Lippstadt, Missouri - Ghost Towns on Waymarking.com

County of ghost town: Warren County
Location of ghost town: approx. MO-47 & Lippstadt Lane

I used the date below of 1951 because the church remained active until that date, when it disbanded. The remaining church member moved to Warrenton and their church registration to the Friedens UCC Church in Warrenton, which now maintain the cemetery and old church building, only remains of the community.

Lippstadt Community
"A German settlement in the extreme southern part of Elkhorn Township. It was so named because the early settlers came from the province of Lippe-Detmold in Germany. They spoke Low German and originally spelled the name Lippestadt. Lippe or Lippe-Detmold is a small German principality lying between Westphalia and Hanover. Lippstadt is a neighboring city in Westphalia on the Lippe River. Also known as Lippstadt." ~ History of ST. Charles, page 1034; Encyclopeida Britannica, 11th Ed.; Rev. G.A. Roedder; Benj. Frick; William Hollenbeck; Mrs. Anna Schaper; E.S. Aydelott; W. Schmidt; Dr. A.W. Ebeling

"At Lippstadt in Elkhorn Township. Reverend John Will is said to have begun his missionary labors here shortly before 1850. The probable date of organization was 1848, a date supplied by the church records, although other authorities vary from Pentecost Monday, 1853, until soon after the Civil War. About 1856, the original building was moved about two miles south of its first location and rededicated. The first bell was brought in 1863 and inscribed "Rev. John Will: Einigkeit macht stark"--"Unity makes strong." The cornerstone for the present brick building was laid June 13, 1877. The institution is also known as the Lippstadt Church. Both names are descriptive." ~ History of ST. Chares, page 1012; Williams N.E. Missouri I, page 667; Warrenton Banner, Oct. 12, 1928, page 1; Rev. G.A. Roedder; William Hollenbeck