The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1932, Page 180

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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER

24. Washington, D.C. Founded 1916. Mis-
sionary: Wm. Schiebel, supply-student from Spring-
field. Candidate John Stephan (St. Louis) has ac-
cepted the call to this station. The congregation
numbers 30 souls (increase of 18) and 27 com-
municant members. The Sunday-school has an
enrolment of 35. Services are held in the Y.W.C.A.
building.

25. Philadelphia, Pa. Younded 1918. Mis-
sionary: Paul Trumpoldt. The congregation num-
bers 128 souls (increase of 54), 54 communicant
and 11 voting members. The Sunday-school has
an enrolment of 179. Property: Church, dedicated
September 28, 1930. :

26. Chester, Pa. Founded 1928. Missionary:
Haskew Bates, temporarily. The congregation num-

St. Philip’s, Chicago.

bers 9 souls (decrease of 6),.6 communicant and
4 voting members. Sunday-school enrolment, 20.
No property.

27. Yonkers, N. ¥. Founded 1907. Missionary:
Wm. O. Hill. The congregation numbers 142 souls
(decrease of 5), 83 communicant and 16 voting
members. A Saturday-school is conducted with 20
pupils, and the Sunday-school has an enrolment
of 28. Property: Parish-hall.

28. St. Louis, Mo. (Grace). Founded 1903.
Missionary: John Fey. The congregation numbers
157 souls (increase of 45), 32 communicant and
6 voting members. The day-school has an enrolment
of 82; the Sunday-school, 138. Property: Com-
bination church and school.

29. St. Louis, Mo. (St. Philip’s). Founded
1928. Missionary: A. Schulze. The congregation
numbers 351 souls (increase of 112), 219 communi-
cant and 59 voting members. The Sunday-school

has an enrolment of 129 pupils. Property: Church
and parsonage.

30. Kirkwood, Mo. Founded 1930. Missionary
John Fey. No members.

31. Springfield, Ill. Founded 1886. Mission-
ary: T. H. Bohm. The congregation numbers 91
souls (decrease of 11), 52 communicant and 14. vot-
ing members. The Sunday-school has an enrolment
of 53 pupils. Property: Church and parsonage.

32. Jacksonville, Ill. Work here was discon-
tinued in April, 1931. The chapel has been sold.
Rev. Kuppler has been asked to serve the few colored
Lutherans.

33. Chicago, Ill. Founded 1924. Missionary:
M. N. Carter. The congregation numbers 261 souls
(increase of 54), 157 communicant and 46 voting

members. The Sunday-school has an en-
rolment of 152 pupils. Property: Combi-
nation church and parsonage. — Institu-

tional work.

34. Cleveland, O. Founded 1926. Mis-
sionary: E. G. Mueller. The congrega-
tion numbers 142 souls (increase of 67),
52 communicant and 10 voting members.
A Saturday-school is conducted with 41
pupils, and the Sunday-school has an enrol-
ment of 90. Services in Rev. Katt’s school.

35. Buffalo, N.Y. Founded 1926. Mis-
sionary: Edgar Pflug. The congregation
numbers 63 souls (increase of 23) and 17
communicant members. A Saturday-school
is conducted with 49 pupils, and the
Sunday-school has an enrolment of 111.
Property: New church, the gift of the Lutherans of
Buffalo and surrounding congregations, dedicated
April 3, 1932.

36. Cincinnati, O. Founded 1922. Missionary:
Omar F. J. Rau. The congregation numbers 61
souls (increase of 12), 36 communicant and 9 vot-
ing members. The day-school has an enrolment
of 23; the Sunday-school, 40. The day-school was
closed at the end of the term. Property: Church,
belonging to the Lutheran Church Federation of
Cincinnati.

37. Los Angeles, Cal. Founded 1919. Mis-
sionary: John McDavid. The congregation num-
bers 122 souls (increase of 27), 76 communicant
and 20 voting members. The Sunday-school has an
enrolment of 70 pupils. Property: Church. —
Institutional work.

38. Oakland, Cal. Founded 1926. Missionary:
Prof. O. Theiss. The congregation numbers 40 souls