German Evangelical Lutheran Church, First Reformed Dutch, German Reformed

German Evangelical Lutheran Church
(First Reformed Dutch)
(German Reformed)

February 1, 1847 -

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BREAKTHROUGH

The First Reformed Dutch (German Reformed) Church was organized on February 1, 1847. The building that it occupied was known as Temperance Hall. It was later transformed into a church auditorium. This hall had been formerly the Primitive Methodist Church were Lorenzo Dow used to visit and preach. The German Church rebuilt the edifice in 1869. The first pastor was John David Rose, who served from February 17, 1847 to July 3, 1848. Then came Francis M. Serenbetz, who served from July 3, 1848 to October 23, 1849. Frederick A. Lehlbach then took over on November 22, 1849 and served until 1861. At this time Pastor Lehlbach formed the German Evangelical Protestant Church (Independent Church). He served until 8 days before his death on September 11, 1875. On October 10, 1875, George Schambach became the Reverend. In 1883 the Church became a Lutheran Church and Reverend Schambach served until 1903. F. E. C. Hass took over until 1905 when William L. Siebert took charge. The edifice was rebuilt in 1869. Behind this church was an old burying ground (present whereabouts are unknown). The burying ground still existed in 1912 with a few stones. The last reference to this church was in the 1914 Newark City Directory. Subsequent Directories fail to show the church. A 1922 map shows the church gone.

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ARCHIVE INFORMATION

Reverend	From	To
John David Rose	Feb. 17, 1847	July 3, 1848
Francis M. Serenbetz	July 3, 1848	Oct. 23, 1849
Frederick A. Lehlbach (died 9/11/1875)	Nov. 22, 1849	Sep. 3, 1875
George Schambach	Oct. 10, 1875	1903
F. E. C. Hass	1903	1905
William L. Siebert	1905

Address	From	To
42 1/2, 48, 60 Mulberry Street	1852	1913

Information	Starting Year	Ending Year	LDS Microfilm #

ARCHIVE INFORMATION:

The following records only (ledger entries, no certificates) are in the possession of the Lutheran Archives in Philadelphia. All other records are still unaccounted for:

Baptismal: Dec. 1866 to 1872
                    May 1872 to Dec. 1874
                            1885 to 1901
                            1901 to 1949

Christening: 1867 to 1942

Communion: 1874 to 1879

Marriages: 1884 to 1908
1908 to 1949

Burials: Jan. 1878 to Nov. 1900
1900 to 1945

Funerals: 1878 to 1900

Church Minutes: 1847 to 1864 (gaps)