Jo, I have a little bit on the Peint (Pine) church. I think that it is the Union Church on Bringle Ferry, but will have to double check later today. It went by several names, and Rev. Storch was the "main" Pastor. I have read that he kept meticulous records. Here is an e-mail that I received about the church records. I think we are out of luck on early records being microfilmed. Dear Sherry Smith-Stanford Thank you for your recent request for genealogical information. Because the ELCA Archives is currently in the process of relocating to Elk Grove Village, Illinois, we will be unable to service reference requests in a timely way. We have placed your request in our reference file and once we have re-opened at our new location in June, we will answer your letter in the order in which it was received. Thank you for your patience through this process. Elisabeth Wittman Director for Archives and Chief Archivist If you would like to pursue this with our regional archivist in the meantime feel free. The congregation you are interested in is too early for the church body which did the microfilming, so we do not have any records on microfilm for the congregation. Actually, the regional archivist might be the best place for you to start in discovering where that congregation's original records are today. The North Carolina archives is with: The Rev. Karl M. Park, ELCA North Carolina Synod, 1988 Lutheran Synod Drive, Salisbury, NC 28144. Phone: 704/633-4861. Sincerely, Kim Butler Asst. Archivist I also have this reference; "Confirmations; From The North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal" Jan- 1976; Vol. II, No. 1, page 31 Issn: 036-1056. The Account Book of Pastor Storch Peint Church Rowan County. This is where I found my family listed as to their years of confirmation, and it may be your best bet for a start. There may be info from Prof. C.A.Krummel: N. Carolina Historical Review, VII 1930 for Pastor Storch's work in English. Called Helmstadtische Kirchennachrichten. I have not checked out this reference. I have more on this church and some of it's history, but will have to get back to you later today or tomorrow. Talk to you later. sherry smith-stanford