Immanuels Cemetery Arch - Holstein, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 39.607 W 091° 10.316
15S E 659056 N 4280646
The new cemetery of the UCC church
Waymark Code: WMWBGN
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2017
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County of arch: Warren County
Location of arch: MO-n, center of cemetery along hwy, north of church, Holstein
This is a wrought iron arch on stainless steel poles. The cross member is topped with ginger=bread swirls and fillets. The center crossmember is a series of bars forming a rectangle within a rectangle with the inner most having a bar dissect the rectangle and the entire area is back with a wire screen to protect the lettering. Wrought iron letters to spell out IMMANUELS CEMETERY
"Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church
A church at Holstein. The institution was organized about 1848 as a result of the efforts of Joseph Riegen. The congregation first worshipped in a log building which burned in 1855, but a new church was erected the same year. In 1884 this structure was torn down and replaced by a new brick building. During its early history, it was generally known as the Evangelical Church, a descriptive name. Since 1936 when the Evangelical and Reformed Churches united, it has been called the Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church. Immanuel is a Biblical name for Christ and means "God be with us" (cf. MAT. 1:23). It is also called the German Church for the nationality of most of its congregation." ~ History of St. Charles, pages 1011, 1046, 1047