The Lutherans of New York, Their Story and Their Problems

by George Unangst Wenner

From these Lutheran lands, from Scandinavia to the Balkan peninsula, from the Rhine to the Ural Mountains, other myriads will come in the long years that will follow the war. New history is sure to be written for Europe and America. What shall be our contribution to its unwritten pages?

In solving the problems that confront us we shall at the same time help to solve the problems of our city and of our country. The simple faith and the catholic principles of our church should secure far us a wide field of useful and effective service.

APPENDIX

Abbreviations

Synods - Min., Ministerium of New York; Mo., Missouri; N. Y., New York;
N. E., New York and New England; Aug., Swedish Augustana; Nor.,
Norwegian; Fin., National Church of Finland; Pa., Pennsylvania; O.,Ohio;
D., Danish; Suo., Suomi (Finnish); U.D., United Danish; Ap., Apostolic
(Finnish); NN., National Church of Norway.

Languages - G., German; E., English; S., Swedish; N., Norwegian; F.,
Finnish; D., Danish; Sl., Slovak, Bohemian and Magyar; Let., Lettish;
Est., Esthonian; Pol., Polish; Y,, Yiddish; It., Italian; Lith.,
Lithuanian.

Heads of Statistical Columns - Lang., Language; Date, Date of Organization; Syn., Synodical connection of congregation or pastor; Comm., Number of communicants; Souls, Number of baptized persons related to the congregation; Syn., Synodical connection of pastor or congregation; P. S., Pupils in Parochial School; S. S., Pupils in Sunday School; W. S., Pupils receiving instruction in religion on weekdays [tr. note: in the table, this column is headed "R.H.">[; Prop., Net value of real estate in terms of a thousand dollars.

Signs - * Missions; ( ) Estimated number; — No report or nothing to report.

The Lutheran Churches of New York
Manhattan
Name and Location Pastor Lang. Org. Syn. Comm. Souls P.S. S.S. R.H. Prop.

1. St. Matthew, 421 W. 145th……. 0. Sieker …….. G. E. 1669 Mo. 500 1,122 126 365 40 (100)
2. St. James, 904 Madison Av……. J. B. Remensnyder. E. 1827 N. Y. 205 (331) … 80 12 380
3. St. Paul, 313 W. 22nd……….. L. Koenig……… G. 1841 Min. 300 (375) … 75 40 140
4. Trinity, 139 Av. B………….. O. Graesser……. G. 1843 Mo. 525 674 33 41 34 75
5. St. Mark, 327 Sixth St………. G. C. F. Haas….. G. 1847 Min. 200 (500) … 55 55 70
6. St. Luke, 233 W. 42nd……….. W. Koepchen……. G. E. 1850 Mo. 1,012 (2,000) … 350 172 340
7. St. John, 81 Christopher…….. F. E. Oberlander.. G. E. 1855 N. Y. 350 1,000 … 333 39 85
8. St. Peter, 54th at Lex. Av…… A. B. Moldenke…. G. E. 1862 Min. 911 3,000 92 556 47 250
9. Immanuel, 88th at Lex. Av……. W. F. Schoenfeld.. G. E. 1863 Mo. 1,500 6,000 85 500 6l 178
10. St. John, 219 E. 119th………. H. C. Steup……. G. E. 1864 Mo. 750 1,500 115 254 41 40
11. St. Paul, 147 W. 123rd………. F. H. Bosch……. G. E. 1864 Min. 1,000 1,500 75 500 130 120
12. Gustavus Adolphus, 151 E. 22nd.. M. Stolpe……… S. E. 1865 Aug. 1,015 2,000 … 250 37 172
13. Holy Trinity, 1 W. 65th……… C. J. Smith……. E. 1868 N. E. 450 (800) … 150 12 275
14. Christ, 400 E. 19th…………. G. U. Wenner…… G. E. 1868 N. Y. 250 817 … 152 100 65
15. Epiphany, 72 E. 128th……….. M. L. Canup……. E. 1880 N. E. 400 700 … 190 24 39
16. Grace, 123 W. 71st………….. J. A. Weyl…….. G. E. 1886 Min. 803 1,000 … 260 54 80
17. Trinity, 164 W. 100th……….. E. Brennecke…… G. E. 1888 Min. 785 2,500 … 422 112 85
18. Zion, 341 E. 84th…………… W. Popcke……… G. E. 1892 N. Y. 1,250 4,807 … 1,120 124 112
19. Harlem, 32 W. 126th…………. A. F. Borgendahl.. S. E. 1894 Aug. 233 336 … 125 21 10
20. Washington Heights, W. 153rd…. C. B. Rabbow…… G. E. 1895 Min. 700 1,100 55 250 30 75
21. Redeemer, 422 W. 44th……….. F. C. G. Schumm… E. 1895 Mo. 260 400 … 120 22 (20)
22. Our Saviour, 237 E. 123rd……. J. C. Gram…….. N. E. 1896 Nor. 210 300 … 62 5 35
23. Atonement, Edgecombe at 140th… F. H. Knubel…… E. 1896 N. Y. 410 3,500 … 544 250 125
24. Advent, Broadway at 93rd…….. A. Steimle…….. E. 1897 N. E. 503 962 88 163 22 218
25. Our Saviour, Audubon at 179th… A. S. Hardy……. E. 1898 N. Y. 106 554 … 194 24 26
26. Finnish, 72 E.128th…………. K. Maekinen……. F. 1903 Fin. 450 2,000 … 40 25 …
27. Holy Trinity, 334 E. 20th……. L. A. Engler…… Sl. 1904 - 700 1,000 … … 40 45
28. Esthonian, 217 E. 119th……… C. Klemmer…….. Est. 1904 Mo. 50 200 … … … …
29. Polish, 233 W. 42nd…………. S. Nicolaiski….. Pol. 1907 Mo. 100 300 … … … …
30. Messiah, 10th Av. at 207th…… F. W. Hassenflug.. E. G. 1916 Mo. … 120 … 65 7 …
31. Lettish,* 327 Sixth St………. P. E. Steik……. Let. …. Pa. … … … … … …
32. Italian,* …………………. A. Bongarzone….. It. …. Mo. 10 27 … 9 … …
33. Yiddish,* 250 E. 101st………. N. Friedmann…… Y. …. Mo. … … … … … …
34. Deaf,* 233 W. 42nd………….. A. Boll……….. E. G. …. Mo. 40 60 … 20 … …
Totals….. 15,978 41,485 669 7,245 1,580 3,160