Help Please..... James Allen Arndt, a great-grandson of the Lutheran Pioneer Pastor in N.C., the Rev. John Gottfried Arends, was born April 29, 1871, at Newton, N.C. According to my Mother's Baptismal Certificate She was baptized by Rev. James Allen Arndt pastor of Bethel Lutheran Church, Iron Station, N.C. She was baptized at the home of her parents in 1899. I have not been able to find an exact location for the Bethel Congregation in Iron Station. The only possibility I have is the present Presbyterian Church Building which is still in use in Iron Station. When I was in the fifth grade in school we lived in Iron Station for about one year and attended church at the Presbyterian Church since at that time there was no Lutheran Congregation in the village of Iron Station. I know there were other families there who had also been brought up by Lutheran Families. My Mother attended the Stroup School House which was located southeast of Iron Station. She and her brothers and sisters walked about three miles to school every day. My Mother was the youngest child in the Plonk Family. My Grandmother Plonk along with her husband Jacob Cswell Plonk was given the Hovis Farm in order to take care of her mother. Since Mary Blanche Hovis was the only child of the third wife of her Father, All the other Children were very upset with the decision. Just in case you have information about any of the early churches located in this area of North Carolina I would be happy to see a copy of the information or know where I can find it in a publication. Any assistance would be greately appreciated. Pat C. Cloninger patcazc@abts.net