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St. Mathew's Lutheran Church has a history rich in the Woodcock Valley. The church was first hosted out of the home of the Garner family and then a wooden school house known as the Garner School about 1804.. Then, a stone structure was built in 1838, which still stands today and is now known as the Old Stone Church.
Later, a new brick church was built in Marklesburg, on the road to Aitch, which still serves the Lutheran congregation.
A list of ministers who served the church, taken from the Re-Dedication of St. Mathew's Lutheran Church on Sunday, November 9, 1941, includes:
Reverend | Years | Reverend | Years |
Rev. Hass | 1803-1814 | Rev. Jacob Bricker | 1859-1864 |
Rev. Rebenach | 1817-1820 | Rev. J. H. Bratten | 1864-1866 |
Rev. Osterloh | 1820-1821 | Rev. M. G. Boyer | 1866-1868 |
Mr. Henry Heine | 1821-1822 | Rev. J. Frazier | 1868-1871 |
Vacant | 1822-1826 | Rev. J. S. Hesbig | 1872-1875 |
Rev. N. Sharretts | 1826-1827 | Rev. M. G. Bryer | 1875-1895 |
Rev. Daniel Moser | 1829-1831 | Rev. D. M. Blackwelder | 1895-1897 |
Rev. J. Martin | 1833-1837 | Rev. J. S. English | 1898-1904 |
Rev. John G. Ellinger | 1838-1842 | Rev. A. R. Glaze | 1904-1905 |
Rev. Benj. Lanbach | 1842-1843 | Rev. H. C. Rose | 1905-1910 |
Rev. Wm. G. Laitgle | 1843-1847 | Rev. M. A. Spotts | 1910-1912 |
Rev. Jacob Burhett | 1847-1848 | Rev. Wm. A. Streamer | 1912-1918 |
Rev. P. M. Rightmeyer | 1851-1853 | Dr. A. B. B. Van Ormer | 1918-1939 |
Rev. Cyrus Rightmeyer | 1854-1856 | Rev. J. S. English (supply) | 1939-1939 |
Rev. Wm. Bachtel | 1857-1858 | Rev. Jerome V. Guss | 1939-1941+ |