Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
Grace Lutheran Church, Slaton, Texas |
Collection |
Grace Lutheran Church, Slaton, Texas Collection |
Catalog Number |
2024.13.1 |
Object Name |
Church Records |
Location |
DCR Cabinet B, Shelf 2, F |
Date |
1923 |
Scope & Content |
This folder contains the pages from the parish record book for the churches in West Texas including Slaton, Post, Lubbock, Lockney, Amarillo-Panhandle, Southland, Sparenberg and Wilson. The pages are numbered in red and labeled for the particular church: Pages 9-35: A List of Persons or Souls Belonging to the Congregation Pages 53-77: Baptismal Record Pages 169-194: Confirmation Register Pages 221-232: Marriage Record Pages 249-258: Burial Register Final Page unnumbered: Annals of the Congregation |
Finding Aids |
FBox 107 Folder 1 - 3 Bulletins: 2 from Trinity Lutheran Church, Stonewall, TX, where Pastor Otto Lindenberg (Elisabeth's father) served on the occasion of the dedication of the Texas state historical marker, Sept. 16, 1990; one celebrating the 100th anniversary of St. Paul Lutheran Church of Phillipsburg, Brenham, TX, where Julius' father Pastor Julius H. Holm served from 1924 to 1932. Folder 2 - Two copies of the article by Julius F. Holm, Jr. titled "Conscience" in the Kirchliche Zeitschrift, Vol. 63, November 1939, accepted as his [master's thesis] by the faculty of Wartburg Seminary; 1 copy of the same article in the January 1940 magazine. Folder 3 - 3 Church Directories: St. Paul Lutheran Church, New Braunfels, TX, 1985; Zion Lutheran Church, Moulton, TX, date unknown but after Pastor Holm's retirement; Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Muscatine, IA, 1992. Folder 4 - Church history book of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, affiliated with The American Lutheran Church, Rev. O[tto] Lindenberg, Pastor. Prepared for the Dedication of the the addition to the original church, Sunday, September 25, 1949, in Fredericksburg, TX. Pastor Lindenberg was the father of Elisabeth L. Holm. Folder 5 - Church history book of St. Peter Lutheran Church, Doss, TX, 1896-1963, commemorating the 67th anniversary of St. Peter Lutheran Church Congregation, Doss, Texas, and the 50th anniversary of the St. Peter Lutheran Church Building, compiled by Pastor William F. Lange, Jr. Pastor Julius F. Holm served St. Peter Lutheran from 1948-1954. Folder 6 - Doss, Texas, historical material including the book titled Doss Centennial 1856-1956; A Doss School History in Review, 100th year, Centennial Celebration, May 25, 1985; personal letter from Edna Crenwelge; three newspaper articles about Doss and St. Peter Lutheran; Bulletin from morning service & afternoon service on April 30, 1989, in observance of the church's 75th anniversary; history of St. Peter Lutheran Church; newspaper article and picture of dedication services for the Texas Historical Commission's historical marker--Rev. Julius Holm is pictured; sermon delivered that day by Pastor Charles Mohr; letter from St. Peter's church council vice-president thanking Pastor Holm for his participation that day. Folder 7 - Histories of congregations served: Trinity Lutheran, Blanco, Texas; St. John Lutheran, New Bern, Texas; Zion Ev. Lutheran, Sandoval, Texas. Letter from Leonora & Carl Wolf; Citation presented to Julius Holm from The American Lutheran Church, in recognition of his ordination 1938; 3 Sunday School Bible Storytime teaching cards. Folder 8: Book in German by O[tto] A. Lindenberg in 1920. O. Lindenberg's Wartburg College graduation announcement for June 8-9, 1921; Picture of the Wartburg Seminary graduation class for 1926. Lindenberg is pictured in the top row, second from the right; postcard to Lindenberg in his capacity of synod secretary from Arthur Hartmann. Folder 9: Bulletin Digest, compiled by Mike Holm, using the bulletins produced by his father Rev. Julius Holm over the course of his ministry. It is an abbreviated and condensed history of the churches Pastor Holm served, as well as a Holm family history. Other Items in this box: The book "Altars That Alter" by Wm. D. Streng, published by Ernst Kaufmann, Inc., New York, 1949--a marriage booklet. "A Centennial Story of The Lutheran Church in Texas 1851-1951, Section One-The Church Was Planted 1851-1876" by H.C. Ziehe, Pastor, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Taylor, Texas, 1951. "Praise and Thanksgiving: A History of St. John Lutheran Church, Boerne, Texas on the 50th Anniversary 1979" by Mrs. R. J. Huebner, October 1979. "Thy Church Our Home: A History of Zion Lutheran Church of Moulton, Texas on its 75th Anniversary 1977" by Julius F. Holm, September 1977. Attendance Records for Trinity Lutheran Church, Twin Sisters, TX and St. Peter Lutheran Church, Marble Falls, TX, kept by Pastor Julius F. Holm, July 17, 1938-1939. Attendance Records for Trinity Lutheran Church, Twin Sisters, TX and St. Peter Lutheran Church, Marble Falls, TX kept by Pastor Julius F. Holm, 1940. Diaries/Calendars kept by Pastor Julius F. Holm, 1947, 1948, 1949. Lists of Communicants at Moulton, Texas, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958 kept by Pastor Julius F. Holm Diary of Pastor Otto Lindenberg 1926-1933; 1955. "Order of Lutheran Worship" by A. Spaeth, D.D., LL. D., translated by H. Dougls Spaeth, published by German Literary Board, Burlington, Iowa, 1906. Johannes Lehmann inscribed on inside front cover. "Handbook of The American Lutheran Church, Edition of 1977." Two copies of "Commentator" for pastors and congregational leaders of The American Lutheran Church. Vol. 9, May 1969, No. 5; Vol. 9, June 1969, No. 6. FBox 108 Photos #2004.20.22 -- #2004.20.26 Folder 4 - Photos and recollection of Pastor Julius Holm's first confirmation class at Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church at Twin Sisters, TX, 1940. Also in this FBox is a History of Trinity EV. Lutheran Church, Twin Sisters, Texas, in the Directory for St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church, New Braunfels, TX. Folder 5 - Marriage records in the Moulton, Witting, Breslau parishes, entered by Pastor Julius Holm beginning in 1954 through 1978, and burial records for the years 1954-1955. Folder 6 - Documents relating to Pastor Julius Holm's connection to the Lake Buchanan Retreats including several bulletins from Zion Lutheran Church in Moulton where Holm was the pastor announcing and explaining the retreats; retreat programs from 1958-1964; a letter from Holm announcing the retreat for 1959 and 1962; a financial report and participants at the 29th annual retreat in 1974; THE SOUTHERN LUTHERAN, July 1969 announcing the retreat for August that year. Folder 7 - Newspapers of the American Lutheran Church conventions: 1) Popular Report of the 20th annual convention of the Iowa District, American Lutheran Church, June 5-8, 1950, contains an article by the brother of Julius, Dr. Bernard J. Holm, then president of Wartburg Seminary titled "The General Church Prayer" 2) Convention Review, Texas District American Lutheran Church, 20th Annual Convention, Galveston, Texas, April 17-20, 1950, No. 1. 3) Convention Review, Texas District American Lutheran Church, 24th Annual Convention, Austin, Texas, April 20-24, 1954, No. 5. 4) Convention Review, Texas District, American Lutheran Church, 1955 Convention, April 12-15, Fredericksburg, Texas, No. 6 5) Convention Review, Texas District American Lutheran Church, 1956 Convention, San Antonio, Texas, April 3-6, 1956., No. 7. 6) Convention Review, Texas District American Lutheran Church, 1957 Convention, Seguin, Texas, April 23-26, 1957, No. 7. 7) Convention Review, Texas District American Lutheran Church, 1958 Convention, Seguin, Texas, April 8-11, 1958, No. 8. 8) Convention Review, Texas District American Lutheran Church, 195[9] Convention, Galveston, Texas, April 21-24, 1959, No. 9. 9) Convention Review, Texas District American Lutheran Church, 1960 Convention, Austin, Texas, May 9-11, 1960, No. 10. |
Notes |
Church records are on microfilm at the Texas Tech Library in the Southwest Collection, L973. The film holds the records of Slaton, Post, Lubbock, Lockney, Amarillo-Panhandle, Southland, Sparenberg and Wilson. The records are baptismal, membership, confirmation, marriage, communicants and burial from 1918-1968. |
Language of Material |
English |
Subjects |
Churches Disbanded Congregations |
Classification |
Disbanded Congregations Parish Records |
Search Terms |
Disbanded Congregations Grace Lutheran Church, Slaton, Texas Parish Records |
People |
Bortnem, Paul Lowell Braun, Robert Ray Czerkus, Paul Adolph Daniel, Angelina Deans, Leroy R., Jr. Ehler, Clarence Calvin Green, Lowell Clark Happel, Heidi Herber, Ewald Harry Herklotz, Jimmie C. Kiebler, Yvonne Lewis, Les Luedke, Delmas Luther Omodt, Norman G. Poehlmann, Ernest C. Richardson, Robert Charles Roth, Carl Nathaniel Sager, Felix Theodore Schulte, Carl Francis Schwinck, Carl Stolleis, Douglas Arnold Treptow, Henry F. Weiss, Arthur Bernard Wilkins, Lewis |