GERMAN EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONS IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY

CONGREGATIONS IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY ORIGINATING IN THE GERMAN EVANGELICAL SYNOD OF NORTH AMERICA AND RELATED TRADITIONS

1 Bethany-Peace, Spanish Lake | 1955 11952 Bellefontaine Rd. Founded as Peace. Ab-

sorbed Bethany, Red Bud & Rosalie, St. Louis City in 1971. See map of city congregations.

2 Bethel, Florissant | 1901 14700 New Halls Ferry Rd. Relocated

from St. Louis City in 1964

3 Bethesda, Lemay | 1907 1907–1910, met in area homes 1910–1960, 405 Hoffmeister Ave. 1960–present, 85 Lemay Gardens Dr.

4 Bethlehem, Bridgeton | 1959 11625 Old St. Charles Rock Rd. Closed 2009

5 Calvary, Overland | 1929 2501 Hartland Ave.

6 Christ, Maplewood | 1889 1889–1891, met at Benton Hall 1891–1919, 7121 Manchester 1919–present, 7126 Bruno

7 Christ the King, Florissant | 1856 1960–present, 11370 Old Halls Ferry Rd. Founded

as Independent German Evangelical Protestant. Relocated from Fair & Margaretta. See map of city congregations. Known as Christ the King since 1998.

8 Eden, Affton | 1912 8930 Eden Ave.

9 Evangelical (Peace), Webster Groves | 1920 204 E. Lockwood. Known as Peace since 2011.

10 Faith-Salem, Jennings | 1943 7348 West Florissant Ave. Founded as Faith.

Merged in 1949 with Salem Reformed, 14th & Sullivan in St. Louis City (see map of city congregations). Closed 2000.

11 Friedens Chapel, Bellefontaine Neighbors | 1952 1060 Chambers Rd. Closed 2012.

12 German Evangelical, Des Peres | 1838 1838–1848, Manchester & Ballas. Splits resulted

in St. Paul, Creve Coeur (21) and Parkway (16). Remaining congregation is extant as St. Paul’s Lutheran.

13 Immanuel, Ferguson | 1888 126 Church St.

14 Kirkwood Evangelical & Reformed | 1952 1603 Dougherty Ferry Rd.

15 Master, Church of the, Florissant | 1956 1325 Paddock Dr.

16 Parkway, Des Peres | 1848 2841 Ballas Rd. Organized as German

Evangelical Congregation on Ballas Rd. as a split from the German Evangelical Congregation at Manchester & Ballas (12). Later known as Zion. Current name adopted in 1958.

17 St. John, Chesterfield | 1892 15370 Olive Blvd.

18 St. John, Manchester | 1860 332 Old Sulpher Springs Rd.

19 St. John, Mehlville | 1838 11333 St. John’s Church Rd.

20 St. Lucas, Sappington | 1880 11735 Denny Rd.

21 St. Paul, Creve Coeur | 1843 9801 Olive Blvd. Founded by a group from the

German Evangelical Congregation, Des Peres (12).

22 St. Paul, Oakville | 1844 5508 Telegraph Rd.

23 St. Peter, Ferguson | 1848 1425 Stein Rd. Originally located in the city,

St. Peter’s merged with St. Peter’s Chapel (est. 1957) in 1972.

24 St. Peter, Normandy | 1863 6905 St. Louis Ave. Closed 1980

25 St. Phillip | 1958 10708 Lavinia Dr.

26 St. Thomas, Chesterfield | 1907 17842 Wild Horse Creek Rd.

27 Salem, Florissant | 1885 2490 Pohlman Rd. Relocated from

St. Louis City, 1962

28 Samuel, Clayton | 1905 320 N. Forsyth Blvd.

29 Trinity, Affton | 1893 5200 Hilda Ave. Relocated from St. Louis City in

2005

30 Zion | 1905 5710 N. Highway 140. Relocated from

St. Louis City in 1969.

Indicates a congregation that relocated to St. Louis County from the city.

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