Bell - St. John's Lutheran Church - Wembley, Alberta
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N 55° 08.467 W 119° 15.329
11U E 356239 N 6112817
St. John's Lutheran Church is rural and about 9 km SW of Wembley. From Wembley take 101 Street south then turn west on Township Road 712 about 7 km.
Waymark Code: WM13WQE
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 03/03/2021
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St. John's Lutheran Church
The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod congregation of St. John's was organized in 1927 as part of the Wembley, Goodfare, Beaverlodge Parish in the Peace River area. Rev. Wildgrube served from 1927-1948 and services were held in Lower Beaverlodge School. A log church and parsonage were built in 1928. In 1953 the congregation completed the construction of a new church building. The congregation joined the newly formed Lutheran Church-Canada synod in 1988.
The current St. John's Lutheran Church has been renovated over the years. It is a one story with vertical siding and a green roof with a gable and atop is a small steeple.
On the front lawn is the old church bell or possibly a school bell from the school that closed in the 1960s. The bell rests on a brick plinth with a plaque in Memory of Charter Members and Pastors. This memorial was placed in 2002 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the ascension of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to the throne.
The bell indicates American Bell Foundry Co., No 24. It has the original clapper and yoke and for its age is still in good condition.
Based on information the American Bell Foundry Company began in 1895 and in 1924 it was sold to the Bell Furnace & Manufacturing Company. The bell portion of the company phased out the production of bells over about a five year period. Since the St. John's Lutheran Church bell bares the American Bell Foundry Company name would indicate this bell was made prior to 1925.
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IN MEMORY OF |
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OUR CHARTER MEMBERS |
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VALENTIN H HENNING |
HUGO GRUDZINSKY |
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ERNST BREITKREUTZ |
FRANZ DOMBROVA |
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PAUL SCHULZ |
GUST GITZEL |
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VALENTIN MAYER |
JACOB ULMER |
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JOHN MAYER |
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AND PASTORS WHO SERVED US |
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EGON WILDGRUBE |
AUG. 1927 — DEC. 1941 |
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JOHN OHLINGER |
APR. 1942 — NOV. 1945 |
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WALTER SCHIENBIEN |
AUG. 1940 — JAN. 1947 |
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LOUIS LISKE |
MAY 1947 — MAR. 1956 |
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JACOB ROSSNAGEL |
MAY 1957 — APR. 1961 |
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ERNEST RATH |
MAR. 1963 — OCT. 1971 |
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CARL BORCHARDT |
FEB. 1972 — OCT. 1973 |
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DANIEL LENTZ |
JAN. 1974 — FEB. 1982 |
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DAN HANSARD |
AUG. 1982 — NOV. 1987 |
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JEFF KOENIG |
JULY 1989 — MAR. 1996 |
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TOM HAHN |
AUG. 1996 — SEPT. 2000 |
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KEN EIFERT |
APR. 2001 — CURRENT |
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OUR JUBILEE YEAR 2002 |
Also part of the church is a small cemetery slightly south of the church. St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery is in the Wembley, Grande Prairie Census Division of Alberta. The cemetery was first established in 1927. There are 214 current interments. The church and cemetery is mostly surrounded by open fields with a few homes and farms nearby.
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