| 1. | Queen St. S. 0137 (Church, buff brick, 2 storeys, St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran) formerly 141 Queen St. S. Kitchener was born constructed 1889, 137 Queen St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario; died still standing 2011. Other Events:
- Address Change: 137 Queen St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario; formerly 141 Queen St. S., Kitchener, Ontario
- Parcel Information: 137 Queen St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario
- Church: 1889, 137 Queen St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario; construction
- Purpose: 1923-1924, 137 Queen St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario; Residence - F. H. Ahrens
Notes:
137 Queen Street South
St. Paul's Lutheran Church was built in 1889 of buff brick and is a handsome Gothic Revival style building with an elegant spire and many fine architectural details. Newer additions have been constructed to the side-front and rear. An excellently conserved historic building.1a
1aNicholas Hill Architect Planner, Victoria Park Area Kitchener Heritage Conservation District Study (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: City of Kitchener, Nov 1995).
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St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Begun: 1835
A congregation was formed in 1834 by the missionary Rev. Friedrich Wilhelm Bindemann. The first church, known as the German Protestant Evangelical Church, was built on the south side of Church and Queen Streets in 1848 with Rev. Bindemann as the first pastor. The name of the church was changed on Easter Monday, 1869 to St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Berlin, Ontario. Two years previously St. Paul's had called Rev. Adam Ernst who succeeded Rev. H.W.H. Wichmann. Pastor Ernst's conditions to the congregation when accepting its call were that 1) the congregation join the Missouri Synod and 2) the church's name be changed. In the fall of 1871 the congregation made the decision to affiliate with the Eastern District, Missouri Synod. Pastor Ernst was followed by Rev. Peter Andres, from 1881-1894.
A decision was made to build a new church and the last service in the old church was held on March 10, 1889. The next day the tearing down of the old building began. Work then began on lowering the hill on which the church had stood, before construction could begin on the new building. The cornerstone for the new church was laid on June 2, 1889 and the service of dedication was held on December 8, 1889. Of interest is the fact that the benches from the old church were retained for use in the new one.
Records:
Baptism dates: 1835- Location of records: at church
Marriage dates: 1835- Location of records: at church
Burial dates: 1835- Location of records: at church
Births, Marriages, Deaths and Confirmations for 1835-1864 are at the Kitchener Public Library; indexed. See Waterloo County Marriages 1858-1869 for marriage information 1858-1862, 1864. Taylor (1986:70) reports that "exact birth places in Germany [are] often given."
[ADDRESS/LOCATION: 137 Queen St. S., Kitchener, ON N2H 1W2; 745-4891.]
References: Cronmiller 1961:115-116; Eylands 1945:64-67; Malinsky 1954:63-64; Moyer 1979:21; Stroh, WHS 1931(19):275; R. Taylor 1986; Threinen 1989:14; Uttley 1937:42-49; Weicker 1976:20; Weicker 1985.
Church Histories: 1) 100th Anniversary: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kitchener, 1835-1935. Kitchener, ON: Merchants' Printing Co., 1935. 2) Fiftieth Anniversary of the Dedication of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kitchener, Ontario, 1889-1939. December 10, 1939.2a
2aAmbrose, 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]
Parcel Information:
Address 137 QUEEN ST S,
CITY OF KITCHENER Property Code Category SPECIAL PURPOSE Survey Description PLAN 394 PT LOT 6 PT LOT 7 Acres 0.84 Roll Number 301204000304800 Teranet PIN 225000003
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