----------  A Short History of the Church and its Pastors  ----------

Ebenezer Congregational/Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
     1431 St.Claire Street. Dissolved 1997; now Hmong Ebenezer Missouri Synod.
Church Records exist for the period 1911-1982 (no 1923 deaths appear)

Extracted/Transcribed by Arliss (G/C/Klauser) Hoskins
  from the LDS film # 1392593 of the Original record books.


Pastors
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George Henry Graf, born 03-30-l872, died 04-22-l938, father John Christian Graf,
wife: Catherina Elizabeth Clauser/Klauser born 04-28-l872, died l0-06-l925 in
Portland, Oregon.  George Henry Graf served  l9ll to Feb l5,l9l4.  After meeting
June l4, l9ll, they  organized as "Erste Deutsche Evangelische Lutherische
Kongretionalen Ebenezer Gemeinde".  They were received into membership with
the Congregational Church and student George Graf was ordained as first pastor.
In 19l2 the lot was purchased for $860 from John & Mary Mueller and church
cornerstone laid Nov 3, l9l2 and dedicated Pentecost Sunday l9l3 at a cost of
about $l6,000.  Catherina does not appear in records.

Clauser Siblings:
  Julianna Elizabeth b 9 March l870,d26 Feb l95l. Spouse Henry Chrispens
  Joh George b 27 July l862, d 8 Mar l923. Spouse Maria Siegwardt Schlotthauer
  Maria Catherine b11 Dec l860, d l8 Oct l933.  Spouse George Adam Metzler
  Adam in Volga area Tsaritzn or Stalingrad.

Rudolf Wilken served Feb l, l9l5 to October l5, l9l7, from Au Gres, Michigan.

Friedrich C. Dodzuweit served November l5, l9l7 to April 23, l9l9, from Goring,
                                                                   Nebraska.

June 2, l9l8, the congregation applied for membership with the Wisconsin District
of Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio and other states (now The
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod) and was accepted at Watertown Convention June 29,
l9l8.

Frederick Proehl, Chaplain U.S. Army, served June 22, l9l9 to May l, l926.
  Pastor Proehl served Our Savior, Sheboygan (on High Ave) in May l926.

Ernest Stoeckardt served July 4, l926 to April 22, l94l. Wife Erna Mencke.

Erich Keller served August l94l to l970. Wife Erna Reineck died September 4, 1924.
                                   Wife Mathilda Forster died November 22, l958


Victor G. Meyer served March l970 to September l976.