|Our Savior Lutheran Church – Pettibone
1966 – Two congregations, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Pettibone and Zion Lutheran Church of Petersville, merge to form Our Savior’s Lutheran Church of Pettibone
1966 – Parish formed with Redeemer Lutheran Church of Woodworth
1968 – A new church building was completed
1983 – The final payment for the new building was made. Total cost was $75,000
1984 – Has a baptized membership of 180, with a communicant membership of 130. It has a sizable choir, youth group, and ladies organization, along with Sunday School and Bible classes. The Sunday School size was 52.
Past Ministers at Our Savior Lutheran Church – Pettibone
Lyle M. Knuth – 1966-1969
Wm. Roten – 1969-1974
Richard Ames – 1975
James Drickamer – 1975-1977
Gary A. Lampe -1978-1988
Terry Martin – 1988-1991, 1993-2000
Pastor Middendorf – 1992
Pastor Asmus – 2001
Mark Schlamann – 2002-2006
Howard Lyons – 2006-2011
Brandon Woodruff -2011-2012
Larry Harvala – 2012-2013
History of Zion Lutheran Church – Petersville
1899 – Services were first held in homes with lay persons reading from a book called “Der Predigbuch”
1912 – The first formal services were held in the “Hornung Schoolhouse”
1912 – The formal organization for Zion Lutheran Church of Petersville. Charter members were: Ernst Hornung, Jacob J. Flemmer, Jacob Flemmer Sr., Peter Flemmer Sr., George Guthmiller, Ludwig G. Guthmiller, Ludwig Guthmiller, Jacob Martin, Christ Morlock, Fred Morlock, Jacob Morlock, Fred Schick and Christ Walz Sr.
1919-1920 – a new church building was constructed. This building, with remodeling, served the congregation until 1966 when it voted to merge with St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Pettibone
1948-1952 – a formal youth organization was begun
1956-1960 – the LWML organization was begun, as was the LLL
1966 – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Pettibone and Zion Lutheran Church of Petersville merge to form Our Savior’s Lutheran Church of Pettibone
Ministers at Zion Lutheran Church – Petersville
Pastor Zerson
Reverend Tober
Reverend Felton
Reverend Hinrichs – 1912
C. Ed Mix
Louis Wohlfiel – 1921-1924
Aug. A. Para – 1924-1947
Wm. Mundinger – 1948-1952
Wm. Rempher – 1952-1956
Gerhard C. Acmus – 1956-1960
Herman Hanamann – 1960-1962
Lyle M. Knuth – 1962-1968
History of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church – Pettibone
1940 – The church was formed. The nine charter members were: August Morlock, Gustav Rosenbaum, Christ Walz, Albert Herman, Rudolph Walz, Iden Louden, Fred Walz, Jacob Hertel and Gust Steinhouse
1942 – Had own church building
1954 – A building improvement was made
1956 – A bell tower was added
1959 – The church grounds were beautified, with additional landscaping and plantings
Ministers at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church – Pettibone
Reverend Arndt – 1942
Wm. Mundinger – 1948-1952
Wm. Rempher – 1952-1956
Gerhard C. Acmus – 1956-1960
Herman Hanamann – 1960-1962
Lyle M. Knuth – 1962-1968
