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HISTORY OF GOODHUE COINTY 383 is connected with the church having an enrollment of forty pupils. The present teacher is Walter Schroeder. The present trustees are : A T . Borgschatz, J. Behrens, D. Reese. St. John's Church, German Lutheran, of Goodhue. This church was organized several years later than Grace Church by Rev. Horst of Hay ( !reek. It has a membership of seventy- five. A parochial school is connected with it having an enroll- ment of sixty pupils. Rev. Herman E. Meyer is pastor of both congregations. The present trustees are: H. Matthes, Peter Jonas, John Liehman, John August in. Immanuel's Church, German Lutheran, Hay Creek. This congregation was organized in 1858. Its first members were Fr. W. Dicke, Henry Helmecke, Fred Saupe, George F. Meyer, Wil- liam Meyer and Henry Meyer. Its first resident pastor was J. Horst of Minneapolis. The pastors of the congregation have been Rev. J. Horst, Rev. Klinkenberg, Rev. F. W. Lange and Rev. J. C. Meyer, the present pastor. In 1897 the congregation built a church for $3,700. In 1008 a parsonage was built for $4,000. The congregation has a parochial school with an enrollment of from sixty to seventy pupils. The first teacher was Henry Augnstin, the present teacher is C. F. Arndt, since 1881. The congregation has seventy-three voting members. Its present trustees are Hans Augnstin, Ludwig Ehlen and Dietrich Deden. Its present school board is Joachim Deden, Johann Gerken and He in rich Dicke.