A few weeks ago I wrote about how the Rev. Frederick Jesse, who briefly served at Holy Cross at Rabb’s Creek (now located in Warda) during its short Texas Synod phase, eventually joined the Missouri Synod in 1890. To understand why, let’s go back to the nineteenth century. Over the years, quite a few folks …
“And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.” It was probably some time in the late seventies that I first noticed the painting hanging in the hallway of the church that my family attended when I …
Earlier this week I wrote about the history of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church at Wuthrich Hill, which was formed when St. James’ Lutheran Church at Wuthrich Hill and St. John’s Lutheran Church of New Bern merged in 1947. St. John’s Lutheran Church was organized in 1892 by folks from the New Bern and Sandoval …