The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-27
Church Marks
Anniversary
First German Baptist TO
Hold Special Services
During Week

DIV the first herman bapIlSt
church on goth and So. J SITS.
at a celebration beginning
Sunday. Feb. 26th, and con-
tinuing through March 9Th.
The history of the church began
IN February Of 1922. when a small
group. under the leadership of
Rev. c. +. kliewer. gathered at
the then Danish-Lutheran church
on 18th street and Tacoma ave. 10
organize as the German Baptist
church in this city. Two of those
present at that occasion, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Freiheit. are still men,
bers Of the congregation of 2ls.
In 1908 Rev. G. Eichler succeeded
Rev. c. z. Kliewer as pastor. Sew
eral years later. during the pastor
ate Of Rev. J. A. II. Wuttke, new
edifice was planned and the pres
ent location selected. The new
church was dedicated in May, 1907.
Following Rev. wuttke as pastor
came the Rev. r. A. Blandau. The
congregation called Rev. Wuttke
later for a second passionate.
Two other pastors served the
church. the Rev. Asaaf Husmann,
between 1928 and 1884, followed
by Rev. Geo. A. Lang. The latter
left in the fall of 1898 to accept
the pastorate of one OF the German
Baptist churches in Detroit. The
present pastor, Rev. Walter c.
Damrau. coming here from Alpena,
Mich, began his ministry last
December.
The present church officers be-
side the pastor are Fred Stabbert,
l.. A. Ahrens. Julius Klapstein,
Otto Stolz, Henry Schmunk. dea-
cons; Mrs. Fred Stabbert and Mrs.
Julius klapstein, deaconesses: Lucy
Ahrens, clerk: Edward Stabbert,
treasurer: Elizabeth Ahrens. finan-
cial secretary; Emil Heinrich,
Jacob Yost, and Fred Klapstein.
trustees; Edward Stabbert, choir |
director, Margaret Stuermer Ethel |
kageler. pianists: Henry Schmunk,
Sunday school superintendent Mrs. |
Fred Stabbert. president of the
Women's Missionary Society: Elsie
Blandeau, president of the Young
Peoples society.
Services during the week viii /
include: Sunday, 9:45 a. m. Bible
school; German worship, IL a. m:
evening service. 7:3o p. m. with
the Rev. William Kuhn, ID. D.. of |
Chicago, ILL.,, as guest speaker.
Also services nightly at 7:30 |
p. m. Monday night, DR.. Kuhn viii
speak again: Tuesday, Rev. NJ. o.
Nallinger. Salt Creek. Ore: We'd |
nesday, Rev. r. E. Klein, Nasco.
Cal; Thursday, Rev. Z. S. Fenske.
vancouver, B. C.. and DR.. Kuhn:
Friday, Rev. John Leopold. Port |
land. Ore. The Northwest Min
listers Institute will hold day ses-
sions on Wednesday and Thursday
At the church. Choirs and soloists |
will furnish the music for the
services.
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
Ffst-Sixth ave. and Grant. ].
George Cunningham will preach at
Al a. m. on Your Lord Returns"
At BIAS q. m. Bible school: $50 n.
m, Young Peoples service: T:3O |
p m, Fireside hour; Thursday at
7:S0 p. m. prayer meeting.
MErHoDisr
Emmanuel-So. 10th and ] SITS.
Bible school, e.45 a. m. At the
III o'clock service, the pastor viii
speak on THE Kingdom of God"
The evening topic will be. "A
Cloud Of Witnesses" Wednesday
evening, Rev. A. B. Machlin of
Buffalo. N. Y, nationally known
Christian Jew, will speak.
Asbury-Sunday evening at the
1:30 service, the 4o-piece band of
the Messenger post of the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars will present a
sacred concert Rev. r. A. Ander-
son will speak on THE Calamity
Of 'Safety-First'." At the morn
ing service at II, Rev. Anderson
will speak on Deep Peace at the
Center Of Life" During the Sun
day school hour at e:45. a class in
church membership will be held.
Thursday at 10:45. monthly
meeting Of the Tri-Union in the
church parlors.
F1rst-So. Fifth and Kay SITS.
Rev. Cyrus +. Albertson, pastor.
Sunday school, e:45; "A Hiding
Place ii a. m. At 6:l5 p. m,
Epworth league. Older youth
group; topic. Religious Poetry"
High school group to have picture
program At 7:30 p. M, An I'm
Quenchable Patriot
Fern Hill--So. Saith and C SITS.
Rev. Wayne L. Sprague. minister.
Morning worship. IL; sermon top
ic, Faith" Church school, GAS.
Epworth league. 6 p. m: vista
ton program.
Allea Chapei-1411 SO. Yakima.
Rev. Browning c. Allen. Sunday
school. e:45 O. M; services. IL a.
m. Rev. George S. Allen will
speak. Rev. Fred Hughes of First
A. N. e. church will be present at
} p. m with Rev. John Harris of
Grace Presbyterian church. both
Of Seattle. Allen c. z. league.
$50 p m.
81 Rnul's- So. 43rd and L SITS.
Rev. Frank z. Goodnough. SUM-
day school. e:4S .. m. Morning
woruhip. IL o'clock; sermon SUBJ
tect, Is That An" Young Peo-
Pies groups. $50 p. m Evening
worship, 7:16 O'Clock. World
Friendship girls in charge.
Mnnen-Dr. Roy Leslie Smith
Germnn subject, The Cost of a
rnne Religion." Epworth league.
Sis ,. n. Round table discus
siOa. Sunday vespersl Epworth
league IA charge.
Efregtde group meets at the par