Anita, There is a "Diary of Johann Gottfried Arends, 1740-1807", transcribed by Jo White Linn. Arends was a pioneer Lutheran pastor in the Catawba Valley. The diary contains lots of early church records, and is indexed. You can order it from Jo White Linn, P. O. Box 1948, Salisbury, NC 28145-1948. When I bought my copy several years ago, the price was $25.00. Nancy