Bethlehem Lutheran Church

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Location

338 N. 7th St.
WaKeeney, KS 67672
Telephone: 785.743.2005

History

Bethlehem Lutheran Church was founded by Volga German families on 31 October 1897. They first met in the school house and then worshiped in the Methodist Church until 6 May 1906 when they dedicated their own church building. This building was used by the congregation until it was destroyed by fire on 14 December 1945. A new church was dedicated on 19 June 1949.

Pastors

F. W. Mensing
Gerhard M. Bunge
J. Burkhart
Sherman Frederick (1936-)
G. C. Schaub (1939-?)
Klass DeFreese (1947-?)
Edwin J. Hirsch (1954-?)
Charles L. Hanson (1970-?) J. Glen Sandquist
Randy Gibbs

Sources

History of WaKeeney - 1890's-The Churches (skyways). Website no longer online: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/trego/wakeeney.html

"Our History of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in WaKeeney" from the 1973 Bethlhem Lutheran Church Pictorial Directory.