That's where I told you it was. Afterwards it was a Methodist church. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kate B." <katekb@consolidated.net> To: <ILEFFING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 9:59 PM Subject: [ILEFFING-L] I FOUND IT> St. Paul's Lutheran Church Effingham, IL > > > After reading the 50th Anniversary book, 1853-1903, Effingham, Illinois for the 5th time, (or more) I noticed that there is 2 pictures of Lutheran Churches. Since I have lived here all my life, I have never heard of there being another one other than St. John's Lutheran Church that is on the S. W. corner of Center [now West Jefferson] Avenue & Cherry Street. So when I found the picture in the 50th Anniversary of Effingham Illinois book, the picture of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, where was it located at? > > This is what I found out: > St Paul's Lutheran Church was located in the 900 block of Shelby Avenue [now 700 block] on the south side of the block. It must of taken up the whole block where houses are now. > > What I have not found out yet though is what happened to it? Was it like the 2 catholic churches here? > > In the 1900 city directory it says that St, John Lutheran church was German speaking and St. Paul's Lutheran Church was English speaking. That is how St. Anthony's Catholic church was, German speaking and Scared Heart, English speaking. > > So if anyone knows anymore about St. Paul's Lutheran Church, please let me know. > > Kate Keller Bourland > > > ==== ILEFFING Mailing List ==== > If you want to subscribe to this list or unsubscribe from it, send e-mail to ILEFFING-L-request@rootsweb.com or (for the > digest list) ILEFFING-D-request@rootsweb.com and put the word subscribe or > unsubscribe in the message body. > >

Nope, that is not the church that we were talking about. That one was torn down not to long ago and it was 4 blocks from the present St. John's Lutheran Church. St. Paul's was only 2 blocks East from St. John's at that period of time it was in the 900 block. That may be why there has been a confusion about just where it was located at. But I am still looking and hope to find more information about it. Kate ----- Original Message ----- From: "Audrey Garbe" <audrey@effingham.net> To: <ILEFFING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 8:29 AM Subject: Re: [ILEFFING-L] I FOUND IT> St. Paul's Lutheran Church Effingham, IL > That's where I told you it was. Afterwards it was a Methodist church. > Audrey > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kate B." <katekb@consolidated.net> > To: <ILEFFING-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 9:59 PM > Subject: [ILEFFING-L] I FOUND IT> St. Paul's Lutheran Church Effingham, IL > > > > > > > > After reading the 50th Anniversary book, 1853-1903, Effingham, Illinois > for the 5th time, (or more) I noticed that there is 2 pictures of Lutheran > Churches. Since I have lived here all my life, I have never heard of there > being another one other than St. John's Lutheran Church that is on the S. W. > corner of Center [now West Jefferson] Avenue & Cherry Street. So when I > found the picture in the 50th Anniversary of Effingham Illinois book, the > picture of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, where was it located at? > > > > This is what I found out: > > St Paul's Lutheran Church was located in the 900 block of Shelby Avenue > [now 700 block] on the south side of the block. It must of taken up the > whole block where houses are now. > > > > What I have not found out yet though is what happened to it? Was it like > the 2 catholic churches here? > > > > In the 1900 city directory it says that St, John Lutheran church was > German speaking and St. Paul's Lutheran Church was English speaking. That is > how St. Anthony's Catholic church was, German speaking and Scared Heart, > English speaking. > > > > So if anyone knows anymore about St. Paul's Lutheran Church, please let me > know. > > > > Kate Keller Bourland > > > > > > ==== ILEFFING Mailing List ==== > > If you want to subscribe to this list or unsubscribe from it, send e-mail > to ILEFFING-L-request@rootsweb.com or (for the > > digest list) ILEFFING-D-request@rootsweb.com and put the word subscribe or > > unsubscribe in the message body. > > > > > > > > ==== ILEFFING Mailing List ==== > If you want to subscribe to this list or unsubscribe from it, send e-mail to ILEFFING-L-request@rootsweb.com or (for the > digest list) ILEFFING-D-request@rootsweb.com and put the word subscribe or > unsubscribe in the message body. >