Rev. Jurgen Goos

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-274584
• Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Pastor
• Residence: 1891, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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St. Matthew's Lutheran Church

Begun: 1850

A congregation was organized c.1850 by Rev. F.W. Bindemann, and services were held in a schoolhouse until the first church, which was to be used for 39 years, was erected in 1853. Rev. Jacob Werth of St. Jacobs was the first pastor. He was followed by Rev. T. Huschman (1853) of Waterloo; Rev. Werth returned to Conestogo from 1857-1860. Rev. Daniel Stahlschmidt (1860-1871) from Heidelberg came next, followed by Rev. Salinger (1871-1875) from Elmira, and Rev. Schneider of Waterloo from 1876-1881. The congregation joined the Canada Synod in the 1860s. In 1866 the congregation adopted a new constitution in which the name designated for the church was St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church Congregation.

Plans were begun in 1889 to build a new and larger church. Accordingly, in 1892, the old church was replaced with a new one which was built on the same site. The cornerstone was laid in early summer and dedication services were held on November 6, 1892. The pastor at the time was Rev. Goos. The interior of the church was enlarged in the years 1922-1925 to provide a chancel and sacristy; the interior of the church was also redecorated and new pews were installed. The church celebrated its 90th Anniversary on August 30, 1942, and its Centennial in 1953.

Conestogo was joined in a parish with St. James Lutheran Church, St. Jacobs, in 1905, an association which is still in effect.

Ambrose, Rosemary. Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide to Churches Established Before 1900. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Waterloo-Wellington Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1993. [used the kind permission of Rosemary Ambrose 2011]


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It is reported that Jurgen Goos was born in Owschlag, Rendsburg-Eckernforde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, documentation needed.

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Arriving in New York on June 3rd he was assigned to the Evangelical Lutheran Canada Synod in the province of Ontario and was ordained by that synod on June 9,1887 at Sebastopol, Ontario. He began his ministry immediately in the Muskoka mission, P.O. Germania, Victoria County; this parish included Draper, Monck, Morrison and Ryde. He taught school and served there from June 1887 until December 1889 when he accepted a call to the St. Matthew's Lutheran Church parish in Conestogo, Woolwich Township, Waterloo County.In April 1896 Jürgen resigned and accepted a call to serve the congregation at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Brant Township, Bruce County near the town of Hanover.

https://georgegoos.pressbooks.com/chapter/early-days/

Jurgen married Louisa Schierholtz 8 Apr 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Louisa (daughter of Henry Schierholtz and Elisabeth Winter) was born 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

1. Heinrich Adolph Goos was born 13 Mar 1892, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1907; was buried , St. Mathew's Cemetery, Spruce Grove, , Alberta, Canada.
2. Rev. Adelbert Goos was born 22 May 1893, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Apr 1975, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried , St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, Bergheim, Kendall, Texas, United States.
3. Hedwig Elizabeth Goos was born 15 Oct 1894, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1975, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried , Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada.