Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
First American Lutheran Church, Olney, Texas |
Collection |
Disbanded Congregations Collection |
Catalog Number |
2014.1.285 |
Object Name |
File, document |
Location |
FBox 102, F5 |
Date |
1929 to ca 1979 |
Scope & Content |
"Dedication of the New Church May 18, 1952"; Service Bulletin Nov. 29, 1964; Handwritten letter and copy of it with information about the Mabelle congregation and school |
Notes |
Lutherans in Olney met in homes as early as 1925. Pastor Muehlbrad from Wichata Falls conducted services there until 1933. The congregation in Olney was part of a parish: Trinity Lutheran in Wichita Falls, Mabelle (Maybelle) which met in the Mabelle school house, and Olney until 1947 when they had their own pastor. Congregation Records 1962-1971 were microfilmed and are at the ELCA archives in Chicago. Other records may be in Wichita Falls, Texas. The letter mentions Seymour and a community called Lively.is mentioned in the Mabelle letter. |
Language of Material |
English |
Subjects |
Lutheran Church -- Texas -- Disbanded Congregations |
Classification |
Disbanded Congregation |
Search Terms |
First American Lutheran Church, Olney, Texas Disbanded Congregations Mabelle Congregation Maybelle Trinity Lutheran Church, Wichita Falls, Texas |
People |
Albert, Robert Charles Berry, Robert Carl Bulgerin, Melton William Doerr, Wilbert Edgar Hopp, Herbert Luther Arthur Muehlbrad, Albert Henry Mueller, William Albert, Jr. Weiss, Arthur Robert, Jr. |
Relation |
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