On Sunday, March 30, the members of St. Paul welcomed five new members into the congregation by Baptism. Instructed by Vacancy pastor Arno Melz on Wednesday nights, two of the news members were also confirmed.
St. Paul Lutheran Church began in 1854 as St. Luke Lutheran Church. the congregation changed its name in 1876 when it joined the Missouri Synod. This makes St. Paul Lutheran the oldest congregation in IDE, but not the oldest District congregation.
