Peace Lutheran Church Gone Breslau

• Name	Peace Lutheran Church Gone Breslau
  Nickname	2
  Born	began 1860	Mill St., Breslau, Ontario
  Gender	Unknown
  Church	1860	Peace Lutheran Church, Breslau, Ontario
  	congreation begun
  Died	closed 1927
  Person ID	I1056	Properties
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2011

  
  

• Notes

  Peace Lutheran Church Begun: c.1860 Closed: c.1927 The Lutheran congregation in Breslau is reported to have been organized c.1860 by  Pastor Immanuel Wurster  of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Preston, who served there from 1854-1881. Pastor Wurster also organized the Lutheran congregations in Hespeler and Shantz Station at about the same time. A church, which was built in 1885, was located on the south side of Mill Street in Breslau. The building was still there in 1969, in use as a residence. Records: Baptism dates: 1885-1922 Location of records: Wilfrid Laurier University Marriage dates: 1886-1915 Location of records: Wilfrid Laurier University Burial dates: 1888-1917 Location of records: Wilfrid Laurier University Records in the Lutheran Church Archives at Wilfrid Laurier University also include the Confirmations 1888-1914 for this church. References: Cressman, WHS 1969(57):39; St. Peter's Preston 1934; R. Taylor 19861a 1aAmbrose, 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]