Genealogy of the Woodcock Valley

St. Mathew's Lutheran Church

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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+