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St. John's
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The original official name of this church (translated) is St. Johannes (St. John's) German Evangelical Lutheran Church of La Porte, Indiana. The congregation was formed July 1857 and the Day School was started two months later, in September.
All records of Official Acts (baptisms through 1944, burials through 1955, marriages through 1955 and confirmations through 1954) have been placed on microfilm and put on file in the Indiana District Office of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in Fort Wayne, Indiana. They are also available at the La Porte County Public Library in La Porte, Indiana.
Cemetery records for St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, La Porte, IN include the name, section, lot and grave number.
The following Official Record Books are available through St. John's Archivist at St. John's Lutheran Church. (You must have official clearance to receive information about persons still living. Identification may also be required for requests for information on recent deaths.)
Book #0 - 1857 to 1896
(in German - fading ink in spots)
Confirmations - Spring 1858 (no date) to March 29, 1896
Communion Attendance - (see Book #1)
Weddings - November 1, 1857 to April 22, 1896
Deaths - September 21, 1857 to April 17, 1896
Book #1 - 1857 to 1873
(in German)
Births & Baptisms - July 26,
1857 to July 11, 1884
Confirmations - April 1858 to May 14, 1877
Communion Attendance - 1857 to 1875
Weddings - November 1, 1857 to March 31, 1873
Deaths - (see Book #0)
Book #2 - 1874 to 1897
(in German)
Births & Baptisms - January 4,
1885 to January 4, 1898
Confirmations - April 14, 1878 to 1897 (no dates)
Communion Attendance - September 1875 to December 1882
Weddings - January 24, 1873 to December 22, 1892
Deaths - January 21, 1873 to November 25, 1897
Book #3 - 1898 to 1914
(in German)
Births & Baptisms - January 9,
1898 to August 6, 1944
Confirmations - April 1898 to November 1915 & March 10 to April 3, 1955
Communion Attendance - 1898 to 1902 only (A - V)
Weddings - January 12, 1898 to June 14, 1914
Deaths - January 13, 1898 to December 16, 1913
Book #4 - 1915 to 1955
(in German & English)
Births & Baptisms - (see Book #5)
Confirmations - April 16, 1916 to January 12, 1955
(& March 10 to April 3, 1955 is in Book # 3)
Communion Attendance - 1898 to 1902 only (W - Z)
Weddings - November 26, 1914 to November 11, 1955
Deaths - December 30, 1913 to December 22, 1954
Book #5 - 1945 to 1988
(in English)
Births & Baptisms - January 13,
1945 to December 31, 1988
Book #6 - 1955 to 1988
Births & Baptisms - (see Book #5)
Confirmations - Spring 1955 (no date) to December 18, 1988
Weddings - January 14, 1956 to December 3, 1988
Deaths - January 5, 1956 to December 24, 1988
Book #7 - 1989 to
present
Births & Baptisms - January 1,
1989 to present
Confirmations - May 6, 1989 to present
Weddings - February 25, 1989 to present
Deaths - February 7, 1989 to present
Cemetery Records 1857 to
present
St. John's Lutheran Church
Cemetery, La Porte, IN
Archive research may be done by appointment with the church archivist email, or by calling the Church Office at (219) 362-3726 and leaving a message for the Church Archivist. Suggested donation to St. John's Archivist Fund is $10 per hour. Money will be used for costs to duplicate, maintain and update microfilm record systems and computer disk systems for the archives. For more information, see the St. John's History Pages, or contact St. John's Archivist at stjohns@stjohns-lpin.org
St. John's Archivists:
2006 - present - Mary Jo Uebele (also Asst. Archivist 2004-2006)
2000-2006 - Debra Riemer Trowbridge
? - 1999 - Ellen Heidel
.(If you have the names and dates of previous archivists, please email debra @ dreamercreative.com)
