Judy, There is a church on the corner of Lotus and Van Buren. (See Google maps) The address is 5450 W. Van Buren. Today it is called Prince of Peace Baptist Church. I doubt it is is the same congregation as your great-grandmother attended. I suggest you write to the archives of the Evangelical Church of America archives@elca.org The archivists there are always very helpful and may be able to steer you in the right direction. If we knew your great-grandmother's name or her address in 1957, perhaps we could ascertain if this is the correct neighborhood. Robert Evensen ----- Original Message ----- From: "judy petersen" <skigranny@gmail.com> To: <doriswaggoner@juno.com>; "cook county mailing list" <COOK-CO-IL@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 1:55 PM Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] Zion Evangelical Church >I just saw this reply too. Part of the confusion is the name of the >church, > which probably has changed since 1957. The family was German, so perhaps > I > need to find where to write for records of both the Evangelical Church & > the > Evangelical Reformed Church in Chicago. Unfortunately, I don't have more > exact information. Thanks for the reply & help. > Judy > > On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 7:06 PM, doriswaggoner@juno.com < > doriswaggoner@juno.com> wrote: > >> Judy, >> >> It depends partly on the denomination name when your g grandparents >> married. Evangelical was a common denominational name. Was it Lutheran? >> And was it Norwegian Lutheran (what synod?) , German Lutheran, Missiouri >> Synod, or what kind of Lutheran? There was also an Evangelical Church >> which >> in the 1930s merged with a Reform denomination to become the Evangelical >> and >> Reform Church. They merged in the late 1950s with the Congregational >> Christian Church to become the United Church of Christ. There were >> probably >> other Evangelical denominations I'm not familiar with in the late 19th >> and 1st half of the 20th c. So you need to know exactly which >> denomination >> it was at the date of their marriage, and in 1957. >> >> Churches changed locations, too, so knowing where the congregation was in >> 1957 may not tell you where the church was in 1886, unless you have some >> history of the church that tells you that for sure. Those on the list >> who >> live in Chicago can help with that part of your query. >> >> This isn't to discourage you, but to say that you need some additional >> specific information before you can get to your answers. >> >> Good luck, >> >> Doris >> >> >> >> ---------- Original Message ---------- >> From: judy petersen <skigranny@gmail.com> >> To: cook county mailing list <COOK-CO-IL@rootsweb.com> >> Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] Zion Evangelical Church >> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 12:19:36 -0800 >> >> Hello Listers, >> I am looking for a specific Evangelical Church in Chicago: Zion >> Evangelical >> Church, Loftus & Van Buren Streets. My gr grandmother was the longest >> living member of that church in 1957. More specifically, I would like to >> find the marriage records for that church - my gr grandparents were >> married >> in 1886, & I am looking for his village of origin in Silesia, which might >> (I >> hope) appear on that church record. They were married by Rev. Klein, >> first >> name possibly Peter. >> I googled the church name but couldn't find anything that seemed to be on >> those street names. Any idea where I can find the records of that church >> if >> it doesn't exist today? Thanks in advance. >> Judy, Anchorage AK >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> *57-Year-Old Mom Looks 25* >> Mom Reveals Free Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! >> <http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3142/4e8fbe3ae422389ff74st05vuc> >> ConsumerLifestyles.org<http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3142/4e8fbe3ae422389ff74st05vuc> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >