Bobbie, Just about ALL of the Catholic, Lutheran, Evangelical Lutheran and Evangelical Church records are on microfilm at the county library. That does include all of the churches you mentioned. I do St. Louis research for people for a reasonable fee and am familiar with all of these churches and am able to abstract the information for those church records written in German. In some of the earlier records, it gives the town of origin, which is usually exactly what most people want. Then, the films from those villages in Germany might be available to be ordered through the FHC. Carolyn > I found the other Lutheran church records I need listed in the Special > Collectioins > section of the SLCL's website, > > But, I do not find any mention of it on the St. Louis County Library's > website. Bethany > Lutheran Church is where many of my ancestors worshipped. It is now on > Bellefontaine > Road in Spanish Lake. I think it was closer to downtown at one time, but I > am not sure. > > I called the church and was told no one there knows anything about the old > records. When > asked why I would want them, I mentioned my ancestors and genealogy > research. The woman > I spoke with laughed and said let the dead rest in peace. This surprised me > greatly. I > am not sure what to make of this. > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.