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The erection of Wheeling's first Church is a notable event
not only for the Church itself, but because of the record
of service compiled by its early members.
The first organizational meeting was held on May 1, 1864.
At this time, it was decided to organize a church which was to
be called, "The German Evangelical United Reformed and
Lutheran Church". A twenty-five article constitution was
drafted, and Reverend F.C. Schwartz was called as the first
pastor
On October 8, 1864, the membership voted to apply to the Presbytery
of Chicago to unite with the Presbyterian Church of the U.S.A.
On the Second of November 1864, the new congregation, known as German Prebyterian
Church, elected the following officers: William Vogt, Nicholaus Bock, Werner Spengler
and A. Fasbender as Elders; Jacob Zimmer and Conrad Baerthel, Deacons.
In the fall of1865, they erected their Church on a site located on the North Side of Dundee
Road and West of Milwaukee Avenue. The last worship services were held there on
December 16, 1962.
The Church has since been moved to the Chamber of Commerce Park on Wolf Road, pending
movement to a permanent site, where it is hoped that the building will be preserved as a
link to the proud history of the town.
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